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ALDOT asks Mobile County to certify tax exemption for Mobile River Bridge; agency cites $3.2 billion estimate and $2.50 passenger-car toll parameter
Summary
ALDOT representatives asked the Mobile County Commission to issue a certificate of tax exemption for the Mobile River Bridge project, citing controlling state statutes and estimating a $3.2 billion project cost; commissioners asked about a $2.50 passenger-car toll and the timing of a federal TIFIA loan decision.
ALDOT and associated project counsel appeared before the Mobile County Commission to request that the county issue a certificate of tax exemption for the Mobile River Bridge project and to answer commissioners’ questions about cost, tolling and financing.
A project representative and counsel told the commission the packet included statutes they regard as controlling and that, under their reading, the exemption is mandatory for the state bridge authority’s project. "Based on the prior existing statute... it's got pretty binding, nondiscretionary…
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