DART pulled into Dallas Police and Fire Pension debate as some target transit agency`s budget
(World News USA)

Dallas police and firefighters are now looking to Dallas Area Rapid Transit`s budget to help get their failing pension system back on track. Council member Scott Griggs, a pension board trustee, has drafted a resolution to help fund the pension system using one-eighth of the city`s sales tax revenue dedicated to DART. He talked to his council colleagues about the idea -- which has been pushed by police and fire associations -- Wednesday during a closed-doors legal session. Potential Dallas police and fire pension fix emerging in Texas Legislature Griggs` aim is to ask voters in November to make the choice between using money for DART`s future or for public...