SMART eyes 2026 election cycle for tax pitch

SMART leaders are preparing a sales tax renewal that could be pitched to voters next year.

The Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit board took no formal vote, but directed staff to get working on a proposal that could be placed on the June or November 2026 ballot.

The move came after general manager Eddy Cumins told the board at its March 19 meeting that he wanted the directors to be aware of all the work that is involved in developing a ballot measure.

“If we really want to consider 2026 then my recommendation would be that we would start working on some of this stuff,” Cumins said, “start drafting some of these materials, bring them back to the board and the public and just start to get some feedback on these things: What’s good, what’s bad, what needs to change.”


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