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Committee weighs $10 transportation fee vs. property-tax option to address ~$110M roads backlog
Summary
Staff proposed a study and a tiered transportation utility fee (staff recommended starting at about $10 per month, tiered by trip generation) as one path to address an estimated $110 million backlog in road needs; committee discussed legal risk, equity, and an alternative of increasing property tax.
Staff presented a transportation-utility study concept and a draft fee framework to the Citizen Budget Committee, saying the city must identify a sustainable funding source to address a significant roads backlog.
Why this matters: staff estimated that bringing all roads to new condition would cost roughly $110 million and that about $90 million of that cost is associated with roads that have 10 years or less of remaining life. The committee discussed options—starting with a modest monthly fee and increasing it over time, or raising property taxes—and the political and legal trade-offs of each approach.
John, a staff member, said the recommended approach in staff materials is a study and a tiered fee that would treat residential connected…
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