DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Area Rapid Transit is firing back after the Dallas Police and Fire Pension Board moved to back a proposal to strip funding from DART in order to save the failing pension system.
DART’s Morgan Lyons warns the loss of $35-million a year would result in service cuts and make DART less competitive.
“This was not a problem that was created by DART customers. The $4-billion shortfall in the Dallas Police and Fire Pension is not a problem that was created by DART customers,” said Lyons. “Yet, Dallas customers of DART would be significantly affected by a change like this.”
The move is expected to create legal issues and may wind up in court if it goes forward.
The money has been going to DART since the 1980s.
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To hear more from DART’s Morgan Lyons speaking with WBAP’s Scott Sidway, click below.
