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The OCTA seeks applicants for the Measure M Taxpayer Oversight Committee

Posted on April 17, 2015 by Art Pedroza Posted in OCTA, Orange County, Politics, Taxes, Transportation 2 Comments

OCTA Seeks Applicants For Measure M Taxpayer Oversight Committee

By: Supervisor Lisa Bartlett

The Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) is seeking qualified volunteers to serve on the Measure M Taxpayer Oversight Committee (TOC).

The eleven-member committee monitors OCTA’s use of Measure M funds and ensures that all revenue collected from both Measure M1 (M1) and the Renewed Measure M2 (M2) is spent on voter-approved transportation projects. The independent committee was formed after the passage in 1990 of Measure M, a half-cent sales tax to fund transportation improvements in Orange County. Continue reading→

Measure M’s 24th Annual Public Hearing set for Feb. 10

Posted on February 3, 2015 by Art Pedroza Posted in Entertainment, Measure M, OCTA, Orange, Transportation Leave a comment

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Feb. 2, 2015

FOR MORE INFORMATION: Joel Zlotnik (714) 560-5713, Eric Carpenter (714) 560-5697

Annual Measure M Public Hearing Set for Feb. 10 for Taxpayer Oversight Committee

Half-cent sales tax is driving force behind local transportation improvements

ORANGE – The Measure M Taxpayer Oversight Committee is conducting its 24th annual public hearing on Measure M, Orange County’s half-cent sales tax for transportation improvements at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 10.

Measure M, administered by the Orange County Transportation Authority, was approved by voters in 1990 and renewed by a vote of nearly 70 percent in 2006. Each year, the committee seeks public input on how funds are being spent. Continue reading→

Millions headed to streets and signals through Measure M

Posted on April 22, 2014 by Art Pedroza Posted in OCTA, Santa Ana Leave a comment

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 22, 2014

FOR MORE INFORMATION: Joel Zlotnik (714) 560-5713, Eric Carpenter (714) 560-5697

Millions Headed To Streets and Signals Through Measure M

OCTA board allocates more than $44 million for road improvements

ORANGE – Cities throughout the county will see an influx of more than $44 million for street and signal synchronization projects through the Measure M Comprehensive Transportation Funding Program.

Funding was awarded recently to 27 projects that will widen existing streets to alleviate congestion and synchronize traffic signals to ensure drivers hit the most green lights during peak traffic periods. Continue reading→

Annual OCTA Measure M public hearing set for Feb. 11

Posted on February 3, 2014 by Art Pedroza Posted in Entertainment, OCTA, Orange, Transportation Leave a comment

FOR MORE INFORMATION: Feb. 3, 2014

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Joel Zlotnik, (714) 560-5713/Eric Carpenter, (714) 560-5697

Annual Measure M Public Hearing Set Feb. 11 for Taxpayers Oversight Committee

Half-cent sales tax is driving force behind local transportation improvements

ORANGE – The Measure M Taxpayers Oversight Committee is conducting its 23rd annual public hearing on Measure M, Orange County’s half-cent sales tax for transportation improvements.

Measure M, administered by the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA), was approved by voters in 1990 and renewed by a vote of nearly 70 percent in 2006. Each year, the committee seeks public input on how funds are being spent. Continue reading→

OCTA Seeks Applicant for Measure M Taxpayers Oversight Committee

Posted on March 25, 2012 by Art Pedroza Posted in Orange County, Santa Ana, Taxes, Transportation Leave a comment

OCTA Seeks Applicant for Measure M Taxpayers Oversight Committee

The Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) is seeking qualified volunteers to serve on the Measure M Taxpayers Oversight Committee (TOC).