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Avon introduces wheel-tax and vehicle surtax ordinance to qualify for new state road funding
Summary
Town leaders introduced an ordinance to adopt a wheel tax ($40) and motor-vehicle excise surtax ($25) after state law tied additional Community Crossing-style distributions to municipalities that enact the levies.
Avon council members on Aug. 14 introduced an ordinance to enact two new local vehicle levies — a wheel tax and a motor vehicle excise surtax — as required by recent state law changes tied to distribution of Community Crossing grant funds.
The proposed ordinance sets a $40 wheel tax and a $25 excise surtax, with proceeds restricted for road construction, maintenance and repair. Town legal staff and finance consultants told the council the Bureau of Motor Vehicles will collect the levies at registration if the town adopts the ordinance and delivers the certified ordinance to the BMV before Sept. 1. Town staff…
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