MATA ‘Transit Vision’ funding clears first county hurdle
A Klondike resident boards a MATA bus to the Downtown Farmers Market in 2021. (Lucy Garrett/Special to The Daily Memphian)
There were seven votes on the county commission for the first of three readings on creating the first dedicated source of recurring local funding for the city-owned bus system. But there are amendments ahead.
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