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[RiverwoodCLT]

We voted on a tax on gas some years ago to go into the highway trust fund.  This money was to go to our roads in NC.  Over 3 Billion has been taken out of the Highway Trust Fund.  This money could have gone a long way fixing road problems in NC.

As long as the law makers in Raleigh raid out trust fund, we will still be here waiting for projects that should have been done years ago.

All the large cities in NC from Wilmington to Asheville  should hold the law maker to honor the tax payers wish.

Edited by RiverwoodCLT, 13 February 2006 - 05:26 PM.

[monsoon]

dubone, on Feb 13 2006, 06:14 PM, said:

I am big time for a local option tax.  That is the only way we can ensure that the money won't be spent outside of road needs in this area.

I would be opposed to a local tax to pay for state roads.  This is double taxation and we should instead vote in a local delegation which will fight for our fair share of road taxes.

[dubone]

It's not really double taxation.  The gas tax is currently funding general services outside of transportation.  If and when they stop doing that they'd need to raise taxes anyway.  At least with a local option tax the formula funds get starved of cash to pay general obligations, but the city/metro gets to keep all the proceeds of our locally collected tax.