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Ivins council debates road-replacement funding: property tax, transportation utility fee and a consultant study
Summary
Councilmembers and staff discussed creating a dedicated road-replacement funding mechanism (property-tax allocation vs. transportation utility/enterprise fee), noted a $250,000 placeholder in the draft and recommended an engineering/condition study (estimates ranged from $10–40k) to set an appropriate annual target.
Ivins City staff and council spent a substantial portion of the May 1 work meeting debating how to fund long‑term road replacement: either by allocating general‑fund property‑tax revenue or by establishing a transportation utility (an enterprise fee on utility bills) dedicated solely to streets.
Kate, the presenting staff member, said the Version 2 budget removed a quarter of $1,000,000 from the general fund and that the draft includes a placeholder of $250,000…
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