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Talent council presses staff to protect local gas-tax share as legislature considers formula change
Summary
Councilors debated signing a county letter opposing a proposed change to the long-standing 50/50 state/city+county split of the state highway (gas tax) fund. Some councilors said more context and precise fiscal impacts were needed; staff agreed to draft a narrower letter for the city manager to send to the legislative delegation.
City staff alerted the Talent City Council on Jan. 21 to a Jackson County request that cities sign a joint letter opposing discussion in the short legislative session about altering the longstanding apportionment of the state highway fund (a gas-tax-derived fund commonly shared 50% to the state and 50% to counties and cities). Staff said the request arrived the week of the meeting and stressed the issue is time-sensitive for the short session.
Councilors raised…
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