Councilwoman Rebecca Viagran’s Statement on Council’s Vote to Delay Decision on VIA Proposal

SAN ANTONIO (November 17, 2016) -  Councilwoman Rebecca Viagran released the following statement about city council's vote to delay committing $10 million annually to VIA from the city's general fund: "As a result of Tuesday’s election, San Antonio and cities across the country are faced with a tremendous amount of uncertainty.  In this case, we are left with questions about continued federal funding of public transportation and the prospect of municipal revenue caps that force us to cut as much as $58 million from the city’s budget. Thursday's proposal would have given almost $20 million over 3 years to VIA from the city’s general fund.  Half of that money had been allocated to street maintenance while the other half would come from cuts to existing services and programs, all of which reflect public input gathered during the budget process.