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Fresno COG outlines Measure C renewal, highlights $66.8 million returned to Parlier since 2006
Summary
Fresno Council of Governments presented the planning process for a proposed Measure C transportation sales tax renewal in 2026, emphasizing local street maintenance, leveraging of state/federal grants and outreach steps specific to Parlier.
Robert Phipps, executive director of the Fresno Council of Governments, told the Parlier City Council on June 19 that the region has begun public outreach for a proposed renewal of Measure C, the Fresno County transportation sales tax, ahead of a likely 2026 ballot. The presentation explained how the measure — first passed in 1986 and last proposed in 2022 — funds local streets and larger regional projects and helps leverage state and federal grants.
Phipps said Measure C is not a new tax but a renewal of a decades-old sales tax program. He told the council the measure has produced about $2 billion locally over its lifetime and helped leverage roughly $8 billion in state and federal matching funds for road and transit projects. "The formula has been to use Measure C dollars up front and then…
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