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Issue: 1025 Date: 4/15/2010
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Proposition A Passes by Huge Margin in St. Louis County!
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| A MetroLink train headed for Shrewsbury travels along Forest Park Parkway. Each day more than 100,000 individuals board a Metro bus, train, or van, amounting to nearly 53 million trips a year. |
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With strong backing from the RCGA and the regional business community, Proposition A, the half-cent sales tax increase to support public transit, passed resoundingly in St. Louis County yesterday. The margin of victory was 63% to 37%, despite the lingering effects of the national recession and voter concerns about the economy.
"It's clear that the people of St. Louis County understand just how important a strong transit system is to the economic vitality of our region, and we are very grateful for their overwhelming support. Today Metro is starting the process of restoring service cuts that were caused by funding shortfalls and making progress on its long-range plans for service improvements. This is a great day for St. Louis!" said Chip Casteel, Senior Vice President - Public Policy for the RCGA.
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| Chip Casteel, Senior Vice President - Public Policy for the RCGA |
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