TAMPA, Fla. - Hillsborough County's main bus system could be facing major changes. State Rep. Michael Owen says he is working on legislation to dismantle HART and replace it with a Tampa-only transit agency.

The proposed Tampa Transit Authority would operate within city limits and could potentially be funded by a city sales tax, instead of higher property taxes for the entire county.

The other side:

Not everyone supports the idea. HART board chairman and Tampa City Councilman Luis Viera said the plan could leave more than a million residents outside Tampa without reliable transit options , including seniors and people with disabilities who rely on paratransit services to get to work and the grocery store.

"You don't take away mass transit funding for the rest of the county," Vier

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