San Antonio board completes hostile takeover of Hill Country
By Vianna Davila
San Antonio Express-News
September 30, 2013
After months of discussion and negotiation, the San Antonio Bexar County Metropolitan Planning Organization on Monday voted to expand its membership to include five cities and counties, plus two local transportation groups.
The vote now brings the 19-member board to 21. Boerne, New Braunfels, Seguin, and Comal and Guadalupe counties will each get one seat.
VIA Metropolitan Transit technically loses one of its two seats but will retain representation — the Advanced Transportation District, which oversees collection of a quarter-cent transportation sales tax, will now get a board spot. The ATD and the VIA board membership are the same.
The Alamo Regional Mobility Authority, another local transportation organization with the power to toll road projects, will also get a seat for the first time.
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