Irving city officials will discuss Nov. 6 a possible referendum to determine whether it will remain part of the Dallas Area Rapid Transit system, or DART.

The move follows the Plano City Council’s decision earlier this week to discuss a potential withdrawal election during an upcoming special session.

Council members in Farmers Branch and Highland Park are also planning to discuss the possibility of letting voters decide the future of DART in their cities.

Previously, Irving voters chose to stay in DART during pullout elections in 1989 and 1996.

Irving Mayor Rick Stopfer, also a DART executive board member, said he “wholeheartedly understand[s] Plano’s perspective” on the issue.

“They have a few stops and now they do have the Silver Line, but the reality of it is that the amount of

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