Nashville transit sales tax referendum on Nov. 5 ballot

(The Center Square) – A Nashville referendum that will add an additional 0.50% sales tax to help fund $3.1 billion in transit work will be on the Nov. 5 ballot after the Davidson County Election Commission approved the measure.

That approval came after the Metro Council voted unanimously to approve the ballot language.

“Nashvillians, we’ve heard you,” Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell said. “We can do better than our current transportation reality. For a decade, we conducted more than 70 transportation plans that got more than 66,000 opinions from residents. It’s time to stop planning. It’s time to start doing.”

The city is hoping to receive $1.4 billion of federal funding toward transit projects over the next 15 years. If the transit proposal passes, the tax will begin on Feb. 1, 2025.



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