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Plano Voters to Decide on DART Membership in May After Unanimous City Council Decision
Plano voters will decide in May whether to end Dallas Area Rapid Transit services after a 2023 report showed the city paid $109 million but received only $44 million in return.
- On Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025, the Plano City Council voted 8-0 to hold a May 2, 2026 election asking voters if the city should remain a Dallas Area Rapid Transit member.
- Plano city leaders cite the penny sales tax and governance structure, saying Plano paid $109 million to Dallas Area Rapid Transit in 2023 while only $44 million was spent in the city.
- Public speakers, including people with disabilities, urged the council to reconsider as more than 100 Plano residents signed up to speak and an estimated 325 attendees cheered, while DART President and Chief Executive Officer Nadine Lee said the agency offered $28 million and service expansions.
- If voters approve, DART service would cease immediately in Plano, but the city would still face debt obligations and might pay the full penny of sales tax for up to 10 years, DART communications chief Jeamy Molina said.
- If approved, Plano would be the largest city yet to exit DART and joins Highland Park and Farmers Branch, with Irving considering a vote; Plano city staff plan micro-transit and paratransit replacements by early 2026.
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Plano City Council Votes Unanimously for Citizen Referendum on DART
Last night, the Plano City Council voted unanimously to give citizens the choice to decide whether the city should leave the DART system.DART has faced heavy criticism recently as Plano and other DFW cities have expressed concern that DART is not providing service up to par with the tax revenue it’s receiving.According to a City of Plano news release, Plano has been a DART member since 1983 and has contributed more than $2.2 billion in sales tax…
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