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Fresno Council of Governments previews Measure C 2026 renewal to Selma council; says Measure C has leveraged $4 per $1
Summary
Fresno Council of Governments and consultant DK Associates briefed the Selma City Council on the Measure C renewal process, outreach and the tax’s local impact; presenters emphasized the tax is not new and that Measure C dollars helped fund local roads and transit projects.
Selma — Representatives from the Fresno Council of Governments and consultant Kendall Flint of DK Associates told the Selma City Council June 17 that the Measure C 2026 renewal is under development and invited local input on spending priorities.
Robert Phipps, executive director of the Fresno Council of Governments, joined consultant Kendall Flint for a remote presentation that framed Measure C as a continuation — not a new tax — of a half-cent local sales tax passed in prior decades to fund roads, public transit and infrastructure. Flint said the measure has generated “over $10,000,000,000” for the region over its life, which she detailed as roughly $2.1 billion in direct sales-tax receipts plus about $8 billion in leveraged state and federal funds. “For every dollar that comes in, you're getting back about $4 in terms of the infrastructure investments,” she said.
Flint described the renewal process: a steering committee with city and county representatives will consider measure length (20–30 years), allocation categories (local streets and roads, regional projects, transit, bike/pedestrian), and oversight/reporting features. The team is conducting public outreach, including door-to-door canvassing and scheduled workshops; Flint highlighted the renewal website measurec2026.com as a place for residents to propose how funds should be allocated.
Council members noted local projects that have benefited, including Golden State Corridor and local street repaving. Council and staff also asked about bilingual outreach; Flint confirmed digital and in-person materials and outreach have Spanish-language components and partners working locally.
The presentation included a local summary: the presenter said Selma has received about $10.5 million in Measure C funds for local pavement, alleys and traffic improvements and that the FCRTA maintenance facility receiving Measure C investment includes a roughly $20 million facility with approximately $10 million from Measure C, according to later remarks from a transit speaker during oral communications.
The presentation closed with an invitation to attend Measure C workshops in July and September and to use the project website to provide input on the renewal priorities.
