Don't tell me you are surprised by this.  RTD suckered us into a small tax increase with their massive underbid for FastTracks then, SURPRISE, they really need twice the money they thought.  How can this happen?  Have you ever seen a government/quasi-government entity bid anything right?  They now hold us for ransom because the tax is in place and, by the way, they need another 4/10ths or they can't deliver the service to everybody.  That means you Boulder and Longmont.  I know 4/10ths isn't that much but add it to the prior increase and you are on the hook for more than a 1% increase in your sales taxes.  If asked when they originally requested the funds for a 1% plus increase and my bet is it would have failed.  Now you don't have any choise.  Thank you RTD.