So far, the board does not know what specifically Capital Metro could do to facilitate a more harmonious relationship with the towns, but they will continue trying. “I don’t think that these small cities have felt like they mattered.” “It’s in Cap Metro’s best interest to figure out how to make that relationship work so that we can be the regional system that we want to be,” Becki Ross, a Capital Metro board member and Leander City Council member, said.
Supporting growth throughout the region, including in cities outside of Austin’s city limits, is part of Capital Metro’s strategic plan. The Capital Metro Board of Directors does not want to see these two cities pull out of their partnerships. The ridership on Route 990 has not recovered to pre-pandemic levels. In July 2022, there were 711 riders on its bus service. In Manor, Capital Metro offers an express bus route service (Route 990) and Pickup service. Before the pandemic closures, the route’s ridership exceeded 1,300 trips monthly. There were 528 riders on the Lago Vista fixed route service in June 2022. More money in a general fund could go to funding other essential city services, such as maintaining city streets and other projects.Ĭurrently, in Lago Vista, Capital Metro offers one fixed-route bus service, Pickup, RideShare and MetroAccess paratransit. If they vote to continue, the freed-up 1 percent, or one cent, will also go to the cities’ general funds.
Voters from both cities will also decide in the same election whether to continue collecting a 2 percent sales tax. One cent goes to Capital Metro, and the other goes back to their cities’ general funds. 3 to have a special election to decide whether to continue its Capital Metro partnership and sales tax revenue contribution.īoth Lago Vista and Manor collect a 2 percent sales tax, or 2 cents for every dollar spent within their city limits. That night, the Lago Vista Council voted six to one in favor of adding the question to the ballot. It sucks,” Lago Vista Council Member Rob Durbin said. “I think we can get much better service at a much lower price.”
The seven of us say, dude, this is a horrible thing,” Tidwell continued. “We sit up here and look at the numbers, and we look at the contracts. Personally, in my mind … it’s time to let the citizens decide,” Mayor Ed Tidwell said at a Lago Vista City Council meeting on Aug. “Council, we have had several discussions on this. These elections follow Leander’s vote in May, where residents ultimately decided to stay with the transit organization. Two more Austin suburbs – Lago Vista and Manor – have decided to hold an election this November to determine whether to pull out of their partnerships with the Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
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