DART board members, while discussing member city requests at a special workshop, indicated they would not support Plano's $55 million rebate request for mobility funds. However, they explored options to expand service to Plano. The discussion centered on Plano's request for a 25% rebate of their sales tax contributions, citing a disparity between contributions and services provided.
DART discussed requests by member cities during a special workshop Wednesday, but signaled they wouldn't support a $55 million rebate request for Plano . Board members on Wednesday signaled they would not support a request for $55 million in mobility funds by Plano , but discussed options to expand service to the city. The agency’s Committee-of-the-Whole debated priorities outlined by member cities in a special workshop.
Though board members frequently cited a desire to apply changes fairly to all member cities, much of the discussion centered on Plano. Plano had requested a rebate that would return cities up to 25% of their tax contributions, which they can then independently invest in eligible mobility projects. “This was a response to a request that Mark Enoch posed to my mayor, ‘What is it you want?’” Wageman said. “...The response was they wanted 25% of the sales tax contribution they made in ‘24 and ‘25 and that has somehow morphed into $55 million split evenly.”A 2024 report by professional services firm EY showed that Plano contributed more than $109 million in fiscal year 2023, though DART spent about $44 million on services in the city. Plano has pointed to that disparity as a cause for receiving some of their tax contributions back. Several board members, however, said they don’t feel the EY report adequately reflected how the transit agency operates, pointing to the regional nature of service. “The idea of a regional transportation agency, there was never a mindset of $1 out for $1 in, because it was an investment in the region,” said Mark Enoch, who represents Garland, Glenn Heights and Rowlett. “Now the EY study shows a pretty strong difference for Plano and if the EY study is to be paid attention to, we need to do something about it, but my cities say no to the payment plan,” Enoch added. Board members instead discussed implementing a circulator service — a dedicated shuttle within a specific zone — around Legacy West, or a one-year on-demand GoLink pilot in Plano
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