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Citrus County commissioners split on fuel-tax indexing and electric-vehicle fees as state budget tightens
Summary
Commissioners debated whether to include fuel-tax indexing and EV registration fees among state policy positions; some called indexing a short-term "band-aid," but the board kept the item on the county—s policy list while urging statewide action and clarifying it should not be a county-only imposition.
Commissioners at Citrus County—s legislative retreat spent more than an hour debating proposed state policies on fuel-tax indexing and electric-vehicle registration fees, illustrating division over immediate fairness and long-term transportation funding.
Commissioner Kennard said indexing local fuel taxes and adding EV registration fees are simply "putting a Band-Aid on a failing system," urging the…
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