🎧 C-TRAN, Light Rail & the Taxpayer Protection Vote
C-TRAN board members rejected a proposal to shield taxpayers from added costs tied to extending light rail to Library Square.
The C-TRAN Board of Directors voted this week to formally ask the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program to extend light rail beyond the planned waterfront station to Library Square, but rejected a proposed amendment that would have shielded taxpayers from any added construction or operating costs tied to the extension. Supporters argued the Library Square location would better connect with C-TRAN’s bus system, while critics questioned where the additional funding could come from and whether taxpayers could ultimately be left covering part of the cost. Clark County Today wants to know what readers think.
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C-TRAN board asks IBR to bring light rail to Library Square, with no protection for taxpayers
C-TRAN's board rejected 7-2 an amendment shielding taxpayers from extra costs tied to a light rail extension that could approach $1 billion.
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