The North Carolina House overwhelmingly approved, 102-6, Mecklenburg County’s sales tax increase referendum for transit.
“Traffic adds to frustration, congestion and just grumpy people,” said Rep. Tricia Cotham, R-NC 105. “We see it every day and I know this will help (in) Mecklenburg.
The House will take one more procedural vote on the bill before it moves to the Senate.
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All members of the Mecklenburg County delegation voted in favor of the bill except for Carolyn Logan, D-NC District 101, who was absent.
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