OH: Transit Authority Considering Tax Levy Options to Cover Metro Budget Shortfall

The Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority Board of Trustees heard recommendations Tuesday morning for how to cover a looming budget shortfall for its Cincinnati Metro bus system, including a possible county-wide sales tax levy.

Financial consultant Aecom presented a report during Tuesday morning's board meeting, outlining the potential reach for varying degrees of a Hamilton County sales tax hike, and the numbers might not have been as encouraging as initially hoped.

According to the report -- which presented three sales tax options -- the cheapest option, a half-cent sales tax, "did not provide adequate revenue to address the budget deficit and would not improve service to the community," according to a SORTA news release.

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