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Committee trims pilot allocation to $192,000, directs mileage-fee revenue to Town Highways
Summary
A committee working on a transportation "T" bill agreed in committee to reduce a $292,000 pilot allocation to $192,000, assign $100,000 to help balance the budget, and put any net revenue from a mileage-based user fee collected Jan. 1–June 30 into the Town Highways appropriation for fiscal 2028; the final draft will be printed and voted on at 5:15 p.m.
A committee considering a transportation "T" bill on Wednesday voted in committee to reduce a previously allocated $292,000 pilot fund to $192,000 and to direct net revenue from a mileage-based user fee toward town highway funding.
The Chair opened the session saying the group was "still working on the T bill" and noted the panel had been "finishing on the discussion about the mileage based user fees that will start to be collected on the 01/01/2027." A committee member moved to reconsider the earlier allocation and proposed reducing the pilot amount to $192,000, with $100,000 redirected to balance the committee's budget and the remainder earmarked for electric/transportation initiatives and town highways.
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