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City proposes penny tax to keep buses moving
Posted: 04.14.2010 at 5:28 PM
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City leaders are talking about new ways to keep the wheels in motion.
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The idea now goes to the county for consideration to be put on November's ballot.

The bus system is currently funded by the city of Columbia and through a vehicle fee Richland County residents pay with their annual car taxes.  But funding keeps coming up short.

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