Town of Matthews votes against one-cent regional transit tax proposal

On Monday, Matthews town leaders voted against a new sales tax proposal to fund new regional transportation."While intended to improve regional transit, this plan fails to provide fair benefits to all communities," Matthews Town Commissioner Ken McCool wrote on social media this weekend.  Matthews officials had been optimistic that a long-discussed Silver Line train would run through east Charlotte and to Matthews. However, in May, town officials learned the plan was being cut back. The future train line would only be built between Charlotte Douglas International Airport and Uptown Charlotte. A bus rapid transit line would be implemented from Charlotte to Matthews instead.Read more: https://www.wcnc.com/article/money/matthews-oppose-transit-funding-sales-tax-silver-line-train-charlotte-mecklenburg/275-390820e2-187d-4e18-9415-662e51f6d658Watch WCNC Charlotte each weekday morning from 4:30 to 7 a.m.WCNC Charlotte To Go is a daily news and weather podcast you can listen to so you can start your day with news that impacts you from the team at WCNC Charlotte.  SUBSCRIBE: Apple Podcasts || Spotify || Pandora || TuneIn || Google Podcasts || iHeartAll of WCNC Charlotte's podcasts are free and available for both streaming and download. You can listen now on Android, iPhone, Amazon, and other internet-connected devices. Join us from North Carolina, South Carolina, or on the go anywhere.Click here to sign up for the daily WCNC Charlotte newsletter to get news that impacts you