Mayor's tax 4 tracks passes Council, headed to referendum w/$8.9B language

Bill BL2017-1031   on third reading to adopt  the Mayor's transit improvement program and requesting the Davidson County Election Commission to call a county-wide referendum election to be held on May 1, 2018 to approve the tax increases to support the program passed by a vote of 34 in favor, 2 against and 2 abstentions. However, an amendment was passed that would add to the referendum verbiage that the real cost of the program was $8.952 billion. The vote on the transparency amendment was 21 in favor, 16 opposed and one abstention.