The Tampa Bay Area Regional Transportation Authority opened its public hearing on the organization’s master plan on June 3, and will take public comments on it until the June 24 meeting, when it will vote on adopting the latest version of the plan.
When Gov. Rick Scott vetoed budget items on May 26, one of the items vetoed was some of TBARTA’s funding. In 2008, it received a one-time appropriation of $2 million. About $900,000 remains, but the money must be re-appropriated each year. Scott’s veto means that TBARTA will not get that $900,000, which makes up about 25 percent of its budget.
This article appears in Jun 2-8, 2011.