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From a
story by Matthew DeFour in the
Wisconsin State Journal:
A proposed Dane County commuter train that would be funded with a new countywide sales tax received a boost from an agreement announced Wednesday between Madison and county leaders.
County Executive Kathleen Falk and Mayor Dave Cieslewicz said the "historic" agreement paved the way for a comprehensive transit system integrating commuter rail, streetcars, enhanced bus service, road maintenance and bike trails.
"We need a way out of this (traffic) congestion and this is the way," Falk said.
The agreement calls for the creation of a Dane County regional transportation authority with the power to raise a half-cent sales tax. That would be on top of an existing half-cent general-purpose county sales tax expected to generate $43 million this year.
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