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Lompoc council authorizes survey to gauge voter support for a sales‑tax increase to fund roads
Summary
Facing a roughly $1.45M–$1.67M annual shortfall for road maintenance after a recent court ruling reduced enterprise reimbursements, the council unanimously authorized a public‑opinion survey to test support for a potential transaction‑and‑use tax and to inform timing (June vs November) and whether the measure would be general or special.
The Lompoc City Council voted unanimously to pay for a professional public‑opinion survey to gauge voter support for a possible transaction‑and‑use tax (TUT) to help close the city's road funding gap.
Staff described a multi‑part problem: pavement maintenance is the city’s largest ongoing roadway expense, and the court decision in Rogers v. City of Redlands limits charging utilities for surface‑level vehicle use — removing roughly $1.67 million a year in enterprise reimbursements from the right‑of‑way maintenance fund, staff said. "Taking…
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