Oregon Senate President Peter Courtney has submitted a bill for the coming Short Legislative Session to bail out TriMet with a newwithholding tax on workers.The Bill, if passed and signed by the Governor, will deliver to TriMet a new revenue stream providing billions in borrowing capacity.It's dishonestly written with a phony limiting of the funds to be spent on(1) Enhancing the frequency of bus service;(2) Acquisition of buses;(3) Bus service expansion; or(4) Maintenance and operations of buses.However, all TriMet need do is re-direct current bus funding funds into debt servicing of Light Rail or BRT and no need for voters or a return to the legislature for bonding.Will this bill pass with only Democrat votes?
MAX- the bigger the system gets the worse it operates- performance is at an all time low.
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