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Officials discuss wheel tax requirement under HEA 1461 tied to Community Crossings direct distribution
Summary
County leaders reviewed state changes under HEA 1461, which tie a lane-mile direct distribution of Community Crossings funds to adoption of a wheel tax or excise surtax; commissioners and council said implementation would be a last resort.
County officials and staff discussed a new requirement under House Enrolled Act 1461 that a local wheel tax or excise surtax must be adopted to qualify for a lane-mile direct distribution (LMDD) of Community Crossings funds. Superintendent Voyles explained the county’s current Community Crossings matching grant eligibility remains unchanged but the LMDD program requires local adoption of a wheel tax to receive a direct distribution.
Councilmember Todd Armstrong stated the council does not want to implement a wheel tax and would only consider it if there is no other way to obtain paving grant money. Officials characterized a wheel tax as a last-resort option and asked to continue monitoring guidance and funding calculations before taking any local action.
The Department of Local Government Finance estimates and circuit breaker reductions were reviewed in a separate non-binding recommendation during the meeting.
