TO THE EDITOR:
Maybe we shouldn’t have been surprised to see The Daily Tar Heel’s support of the transit tax — but we were disappointed to read the misleading suggestion that a vote against transit means no transit.
The facts are that if voters oppose the tax, it can be brought back on a later ballot. In addition, fees, not the tax, will fund bus service. So the services students want won’t be funded by the tax.
It’s hard to understand why the DTH would encourage anyone to accept the burden of $1.4 billion light rail in order to have Sunday bus service. That math doesn’t add up.
Good transit is a great idea — but light rail is a misfit for Orange County. Voters should vote “no” so that we can work toward a better plan.
Bonnie Hauser
President
Orange County Voice
