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Montgomery council debates narrowing proposed 3¢ gas tax hike to paving projects
Summary
Council members and staff discussed a proposed 3¢ increase in the city gas tax and whether the revenue should be dedicated specifically to paving or retained for broader road- and street-related maintenance.
Montgomery City Council members and staff on Feb. 18 debated whether to constrain a proposed 3¢ increase in the municipal gasoline tax to paving projects or leave the revenue available for a wider range of road- and street-related maintenance.
Council President opened discussion of Item 6, an ordinance to amend Section 16-107 governing special licenses and gasoline-and-oil tax provisions. City staff described the proposal as a 3¢ increase in the gas tax and reviewed the kinds of uses the revenue may cover.
“The the gas tax, proposal, basically was a 3¢ increase for gas tax,” City staff (Speaker 5) said. Staff noted the current gas-tax revenue is used for multiple purposes, including paying electricity bills…
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