Stark Area Regional Transit Authority is asking county residents to support Issue 4 on the May 5 ballot.
If approved, it would increase Stark County’s sales tax by 0.1% to aid SARTA. The additional funds are intended to cover the cost of replacing its aging bus fleet and restore prior service cuts, among other things.
The transportation agency is essential to the commerce of Stark County, according to Tammy Brown, SARTA’s director of human resources and a board member of Citizens for SARTA, which is campaigning for the increase…