Proposition A is passing with 59 percent of Leander voters saying yes, and 41 percent saying no according to early voting numbers.
looks poised to fail however, as early voting numbers show that 58 percent of voters have voted no, with over 50 percent in both counties voting no. This now means that CapMetro will continue to be funded by the one-percent sales tax in the city.The decision to keep Leander as a city partner of CapMetro is now in the hands of the voters.
Prop B would have recaptured the one-percent sales tax after the city's financial obligation to Capital Metro was paid off, which was estimated as of Dec. 31 to be just over $42 million. Leander has paid a lot of money into the transit agency. City officials say since 1985, the amount of sales tax contribution totals $64 million. In the next 10 years, the amount is projected to be $164 million because of growth.
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