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13. What are some North County projects that were funded by county tax dollars?

The TransNet sales tax is divided amongst local roads, highways and transit. TransNet is a 1/2 penny self-imposed countywide sales tax that enabled NCTD to complete the COASTER project. Presently, NCTD is using TransNet dollars towards the SPRINTER light rail project, which will operate between Oceanside and Escondido.

Those local funds along with state monies are needed to draw in Federal dollars to complete projects. The SPRINTER project, for example, is anticipated to receive 31% local funding and 28% state funding, which in turn was leveraged to secure the additional 41% federal funding.