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County highway representative warns proposed state road bill could require wheel tax to access Community Crossings funds
Summary
A county highway representative told the council draft state legislation could link Community Crossings funding to adoption of a local wheel tax; Boone County currently relies on matching grants and other local resources and does not have a wheel tax.
A representative from Boone County’s highway/engineering group alerted the council to draft state legislation that could tie road funding eligibility to counties’ adopting a local wheel tax.
Why it matters: the Community Crossings grant program currently provides about $1.5 million a year in eligible funding for Boone County projects, but the presenter said the draft language would make that funding contingent on having a local wheel tax in place.
The presenter, identified in the meeting as Nick (County…
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