WARREN It will take longer to bring WRTA into Trumbull County permanently than originally thought.
While transportation officials for Trumbull County and the Western Reserve Transit Authority had hoped to have documents in place to move the concept to a vote by the public in this year’s spring primary, it has become obvious the new goal for the levy is the general election in November, said Dean Harris, executive director of WRTA.
The plan that will be submitted to the WRTA board, Mahoning County commissioners, Youngstown City Council and Trumbull County commissioners for approval still is being constructed. The plan is likely to include a sales tax increase and is expected to be put before voters for approval, although the law allows several methods for a transportation sales tax levy to be implemented.