Patterson Says "No" to Regional Transit Plan that Bills Entire County but Excludes Services from 40 Oakland Communities Oakland County today refused to support a regional transit plan request that would have collected $700 million in taxes from 40 communities over 20 years but provided only $79 million worth of services in return. The request to support the Regional Transit Authority of Southeast Michigan (RTA) plan, which excludes more than half a million county residents from the … [Read more...]