TN: Nashville Council Votes to Add Transit Referendum with Two Dollar Amounts to May Ballot

Feb. 7, 2018
The countdown to Nashville’s historic transit vote now begins — officially.

The countdown to Nashville’s historic transit vote now begins — officially.

Following action Tuesday by the Metro Council, Nashville voters will decide May 1 whether to raise four taxes, including the sales tax, to pay for a sweeping mass transit plan, anchored by light rail and a massive downtown tunnel.

The council voted overwhelmingly 34-2 to give final approval to add Mayor Megan Barry’s transit referendum to the local primary election ballot on May 1.

Read the complete article at https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/2018/02/06/nashville-council-votes-add-mayors-transit-referendum-may-ballot/308864002/