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Frederick trustees back development of a transportation funding plan; committee proposes 1% sales/use tax
Summary
Trustees heard a transportation funding presentation that proposes a voter‑approved 1% transportation sales/use tax (estimated to raise ~$4 million annually) to accelerate road projects and permit bonding; staff will build a task force and flesh out ballot language, timelines and project buckets.
Trustees received a presentation from the town’s road‑funding committee outlining long‑term transportation needs and a proposed funding strategy that would ask voters to approve a dedicated 1% transportation sales/use tax.
Committee members described the town’s current 'save, wait, and build' approach, which they said can take five to seven years to complete major projects, and contrasted that with a sustained revenue model that would allow the town to bond for projects and…
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