Any residents interested in helping to keep officials accountable in the expenditure of the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Measure B sales tax funds can apply to be a member of the Measure B Citizens Oversight Committee. VTA is seeking eight candidates for this committee, and applications must be submitted by April 21. Each committee member will serve a four-year term.
Measure B is a half-cent, 30-year sales tax collected throughout the county that will fund a variety of transportation infrastructure improvements. The tax, approved by voters in November 2016, is projected to collect between $6 billion and $6.5 billion to fund these improvements.
The committee will “audit and report on the performance of VTA and the various project sponsors to ensure the funds are being expended consistent with the approved programs,” according to the committee description. To apply for the Citizens Oversight Committee or learn more, visit vta.org.
