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Canyon County’s proposed $20 vehicle fee would raise about $4.4 million; Caldwell projected to get roughly $600,000
Summary
Canyon County jurisdictions are considering a $20-per-vehicle annual local option registration fee to address an estimated $49 million countywide transportation funding shortfall through 2050. The proposal would go to voters only if the Board of County Commissioners places it on the ballot; Caldwell councilors asked for more detail on exemptions and fee structure.
Interim public works director Haley Hart presented a countywide proposal at the Caldwell council workshop to add a $20 annual local-option registration fee per vehicle, saying the charge is intended to help close a combined transportation funding shortfall across Canyon County.
Hart described an estimated $49,000,000 cumulative shortfall for local transportation funding through 2050 and said a $20-per-vehicle fee would raise roughly $4,400,000 annually countywide. Under the proposed distribution formula and a 50/50 split described by Hart between city highway…
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