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Commissioner reports progress on regional transportation authority discussions
Summary
Commissioner Hayes reported that a planning‑district‑level group is exploring a regional transportation authority to retain local fuel and sales tax revenue for regional projects; the idea faces political obstacles in the General Assembly, the commission heard.
Commissioner Hayes told the Planning Commission that he is participating in a working group at the regional planning district commission examining whether a regional transportation authority could be created to retain locally collected gasoline and sales tax revenue for regional priority projects.
Hayes said the group is considering capturing roughly 7.7¢ of…
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