CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Charlotte voters have decided to pay more taxes to fund transportation improvements on rails, roads and buses.

“We need the roads and things fixed and if that 1% is going to help I’m okay with it,” West Charlotte voter Katina Bristol said.

Each household would pay about $240 dollars more every year to create a pot of money for funding transportation projects. The first priority is the Red Line which would run North to South connecting Mooresville to Uptown Charlotte.

“With the way economic times are, I think we need to invest in the infrastructure of the city for everybody,” Perrin Williams, Uptown voter said.

The current sales tax in Mecklenburg County sits at 7.25% which includes state, county and local taxes combined. The new tax rate sits at 8.25% which is now the

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