Even with the passage of Prop. 1 all but confirmed, the debate between local forensic accountant Tiffany Couch and C-Tran remains unresolved over whether the agency truthfully needed the 0.2 percent sales tax hike to avoid service cuts. Last week, Couch issued an independent financial report in which she argued ...
If C-Tran abandons future investment in high capacity transit, it will have sufficient cash reserves to maintain current bus service for 20 more years, according to an independent financial analysis published Nov. 3 by Vancouver-based forensic accountant Tiffany Couch. C-Tran officials vehemently denied Couch’s conclusions, setting up a debate ...
C-Tran says Prop. 1 is all about preserving bus service. However, this proposed 0.2 percent sales tax hike is the first step in C-Tran’s ambitious 20-year transit development plan, which calls for $332.5 million in new capital projects and an expansion of bus service, light rail, and bus rapid transit ...