▁services ▁( now ▁called ▁Connect ). ▁Par atr ans it ▁services ▁in ▁the ▁three ▁member ▁cities ▁were ▁also ▁absor bed ▁and ▁renamed ▁D CT A ▁Access . ▁ ▁Ne ither ▁Lewis ville ▁nor ▁High land ▁Village ▁( the ▁other ▁current ▁members ▁of ▁D CT A ) ▁operated ▁bus ▁lines ▁prior ▁to ▁D CT A ' s ▁formation . ▁ ▁Member ▁cities ▁The ▁following ▁cities ▁voted ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁D CT A ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁and ▁le vy ▁a ▁half ▁cent ▁sales ▁tax ▁to ▁fin ance ▁the ▁system . ▁ ▁D ent on ▁High land ▁Village ▁Lewis ville ▁ ▁No ▁other ▁cities ▁have ▁joined ▁the ▁D CT A ▁since ▁its ▁in ception , ▁and ▁none ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁cities ▁have ▁elected ▁to ▁withdraw . ▁ ▁Board ▁of ▁direct ors ▁The ▁D ent on ▁County ▁Transport ation ▁Author ity ▁is ▁govern ed ▁by ▁a ▁ 1 4 - member ▁board ▁appointed ▁by ▁respective ▁entities : ▁ ▁Three ▁members ▁are ▁appointed ▁by ▁" small ▁cities " ▁( pop ulation ▁ ≤ ▁ 1 7 , 0 0 0 ) ▁E ight ▁members ▁are ▁appointed ▁by ▁" large ▁cities " ▁( pop ulation ▁> ▁ 1 7 , 0 0 0 ) ▁Two ▁members ▁are ▁appointed ▁from ▁un in cor por ated ▁areas ▁of ▁the ▁county ▁One ▁member ▁represents ▁the ▁county ▁at - large ▁ ▁Although ▁a ▁D CT A ▁Board ▁member ▁must ▁res ide ▁in ▁D ent on ▁County , ▁the ▁member ▁does ▁not ▁have ▁to ▁res ide