Plano voters could soon be asked to consider the future of Dallas Area Rapid Transit in their city.

The city council will hold a special session on Nov. 5 to discuss whether to call an election next year on whether or not to withdraw from the agency. It would be the first city in decades to do so.

The city in a news releasing announcing the meeting cited a study last year that found Plano paid $109 million to DART while the agency spent only $44 million in the city. The city also took issue with the fact DART awarded over $800,000 in bonuses to executives of the agency.

"As Plano continues to grow, our community’s needs are evolving,” City Manager Mark Israelson said in the news release. “We need transit solutions that evolve with us to provide flexible and responsive options for ever

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