• TARTA News

For Immediate Release
July 19, 2021
Media Contact: Laura Koprowski,
Deputy Chief Executive Officer
[email protected]
Office: 419.245.5219
Mobile: 419.764.5951

MEDIA ALERT:

TARTA Board to Vote on Ballot Initiative for Sales Tax Funding
and Include Lucas County as New Member

WHAT:  
At the upcoming July meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Toledo Area Regional Transit Authority (TARTA), trustees will vote to place a proposal on the fall ballot replacing TARTA’s current local funding structure with a sales tax and to include Lucas County as a new member of the transit authority. 

To consider placing this initiative on the fall ballot, TARTA must receive at least a majority consent of its seven local government members, which include Maumee, Ottawa Hills, Rossford, Sylvania Township, Sylvania, Toledo and Waterville. The Authority expects to achieve this tomorrow, July 20, 2021.

WHERE: 
TARTA Boardroom
TARTA Paratransit Center
130 Knapp Street
Toledo, Ohio 43604

WHEN:
Thursday, July 22, 2021 at 4 p.m.

WHY:
To financially meet the growing mobility needs of residents and businesses with a modern public transit system operating across Lucas County, the TARTA Board is seeking voter approval of a new local funding model and to include all of Lucas County into the Authority’s service area. TARTA is the last major Ohio public transit system to be funded solely by a property tax and to not offer countywide service.

About TARTA 

TARTA provides a vital link in the Toledo metro area to jobs, education, health care and other destinations. It enables everyone in our community to have access to transportation regardless of their age, race, physical ability or economic background. TARTA is underway with exploring and introducing new initiatives and service options that will enhance convenience and customer experience while moving our region into the future of public transit.