TOLEDO, Ohio - The Toledo Area Regional Transit Authority is proposing a change in the way it is funded.
The TARTA Board of Trustees passed a resolution Thursday morning that would eliminate TARTA's current property tax levies and collect a 0.5% sales tax throughout Lucas County and Rossford in its place.
Two-thirds of the funds collected would fund TARTA operations, and one-third would be distributed among communities for transportation-related expenses.
It is expected that the County and each existing TARTA member community will discuss this issue and vote on a resolution in the coming months, before the issue is placed on the ballot this November.