Spokane City Councilmembers last night voted to approve a Transportation Benefit District (TBD), which means residents of the City will be paying an extra $20 per year to register their vehicles. The vote followed months of debate and contention regarding the tax.
Meanwhile, efforts to create a regional TBD are expected to get back underway soon, although Spokane Council President Joe Shogan says there's not the political will to make it happen. The Spokesman-Review has the story.
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Perfect! Maintenance and preservation only with 10% going to sidewalks. I love it!
Is that a REAL 'I love it!' or a sarcastic one? That's the problem, I never know :) Maintenance and preservation comes up repeatedly anytime I interact with the public so I know it's at the top of many people's 'wish list' when it comes to transportation. I talk to a lot of folks in wheelchairs and scooters too though, and those who walk, who will be happy that at least SOME new money will be dedicated to sidewalks.
It was real! We have too much focus on new road projects when we really just need to maintain what we have.
Oh good, so there's one person I won't be getting an angry call from ;) There is a lot of emphasis on building new infrastructure. Which is great, but the problem anymore is that there's no money to maintain them, so we need to be mindful of how we spend our very limited transportation dollars. Which will probably be even more limited after the new transportation bill is passed.
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