Waukesha - The Waukesha County Board on Tuesday joined the Washington County Board in opposing inclusion in any regional transit authority for southeastern Wisconsin.
The measure passed 21-0. Washington County had approved a similar resolution last month.
Competing state legislative plans for an expanded regional transit authority allow for Waukesha, Ozaukee and Washington counties to opt in, and one proposal explicitly excludes the suburban counties.
Transit backers are seeking a transit authority funded by a sales tax to finance the financially strapped Milwaukee County Transit System. An existing Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Transit Authority covers Kenosha, Racine and Milwaukee counties to develop commuter rail service there and it could be expanded to include local transit services, depending on state legislation.
In its resolution of opposition to an RTA covering Waukesha County, the County Board said the county has limited public transit service, no planned commuter rail routes, no potential for major property tax relief from new transit revenues and wants to continue local control of transit services.