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County and district weigh impact-fee study and a smaller transportation referendum after recent defeats

2730350 · March 21, 2025
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Summary

Following a failed transportation sales tax referendum and a prior unsuccessful school referendum, county council and school trustees discussed an impact-fee study, options to change the school impact-fee boundary, and a likely smaller transportation package to re-present to voters.

Lancaster County Council members and school trustees used the joint session to re-examine funding tools after a recent county transportation sales-tax referendum failed and a prior school referendum did not win voter approval.

County officials described the last transportation measure as having covered more than 25 road projects including a major widening of Highway 521 and said the County Transportation Committee (CTC) will meet March 27 to consider a smaller package—participants discussed a possible $250 million package over a shorter term, such as 10…

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