Petition: Add Sales Tax for Commuter Rail?

DATE 21 DANE ADVOCATES FOR TRANSPORTATION EFFICIENCY IN THE 21ST CENTURY

We, the undersigned residents of Dane County Wisconsin, strongly urge the Dane County Board of Supervisors to place the following referendum question on the November 2, 2010, General Election ballot.

"Shall commuter rail from Middleton to the Town of Burke be funded by a half-cent (0.5%) increase in the sales tax?"

 1. The Regional Transportation Authority (RTA), created by the Dane County Board of Supervisors in November 2009, is an appointed body authorized to increase the sales tax by 0.5% to 6.0%, primarily for the purpose of building a commuter rail line in the Madison area (from Middleton through Madison’s isthmus to the Town of Burke).
2. The residents of Dane County must approve the RTA’s decision to construct a commuter rail line funded by an increase in the sales tax for this rail line to be recognized as legitimate.
3. The essential elements of any commuter rail line proposed by the RTA are sufficiently well known for voters to decide whether or not they favor having commuter rail in the Madison area; no further resources should be expended to develop commuter rail in the Madison area without residents’ approval.

Link to sign online petition is: http://www.StopTheTrainTax.org  The petition can be downloaded for print extra copies and there's even an online petition to sign for everyone.

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Email: MIKEDATE21@GMAIL.COM  for more information.