Kalamazoo to vote on Metro Transit Tax on Tuesday Nov. 3

For many, the Metro Transit system is the only means of transportation to one's job, services and needs. Please consider the implications of a failed transportation system on our community. If people cannot travel to their jobs, it would only worsen the economic state of our community.

On Tuesday November 3rd, Kalamazoo city voters will decide whether to approve 0.6 mill to pay for Metro Transit for three years. If approved, the property tax would cost the owner of a $150,000 market-value home about $45 per year.

Officials estimate the levy would generate $1 million annually to pay for the Metro Transit service within the city of Kalamazoo. It would allow for continuation of the current level of service; riders would not see bus hours or routes expand, said Bill Schomisch, Metro Transit’s executive director.

City voters are being asked to pay for the remaining portion of the county’s public transportation system: the 18 bus routes that run in the city of Kalamazoo.

So get out there and vote yes tomorrow!