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Committee recommends $25 wheel tax to full council to fund Lawrence roads
Summary
A City of Lawrence committee voted 4-0 to recommend that the full council consider a wheel tax of up to $25 per passenger vehicle (up to $40 for commercial vehicles), with revenues restricted to streets and roads and an anticipated 2026 effective year.
A City of Lawrence committee voted 4-0 to recommend that the full City Council consider a wheel tax that would charge up to $25 per passenger vehicle and up to $40 for commercial vehicles, with revenues earmarked for streets and roads and an expected 2026 effective date.
Committee members discussed the measure as a way to make up for an anticipated property tax revenue shortfall. The presiding member said, “all of the revenues that are collected from Wheel Tax can only be used for streets and roads.” The committee recorded four…
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