Statement from Wayne County Executive Warren C. Evans on Senate Passage of Transit Bill

Our administration would like to extend our sincere appreciation to the supportive members in

both the Michigan House and the Senate, which just this morning voted in favor of amending the

current law (PA 196 of 1986) that had allowed communities to opt out of regional transit. With

the support of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer who we hope will sign this legislation, we can now move

forward past that defeated barrier to put a countywide transit proposal on the ballot.

This amendment will finally put us on the path toward expanded transit options that will not only

make life better for our current resid...