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Presenter pitches countywide 'Fix Our Roads' measure, contrasts it with a competing 30-year plan
Summary
At the March 5 Sanger City Council meeting, Diana Gomez outlined a citizen-led 'Fix Our Roads' initiative proposing a 20-year, $3.19 billion plan to prioritize local street repairs and create a citizen oversight structure; she said the measure would preserve FCTA oversight and leverage matching funds while allocating the bulk of funding to local roads.
Diana Gomez presented the Fix Our Roads citizen initiative to the Sanger City Council on March 5, saying the proposal would create a 20-year, $3.19 billion funding program focused on local streets and roads and preserve existing local oversight.
Gomez told the council the plan would dedicate about 82% of revenues to a local roads program (including a stated 50% to road repair), reserve 18% for transit and reimagining mobility, and include a citizen oversight mechanism and Fresno County Transportation Authority (FCTA) involvement to ensure accountability. She said the initiative is intended to match the lifespan and forecasting model used by prior Measure…
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