| County
Council to be petitioned for $10 vehicle fee
By Miriah Griffith
March 1, 2007 | CACHE COUNTY-- The Cache Technical
Advisory Committee will petition the Cache County Council
for a $10 vehicle registration fee March 13, said Transportation
Planner Jeff Gilbert Wednesday evening.
If approved, the funds will go toward transportation
improvement projects in Cache County. CTAC is also asking
that a proposition for a one-fourth cent sales tax increase
be taken to the ballot for the public to vote on.
Research done by the CTAC indicates that Cache County
doesn’t have the infrastructure to support projected
growth. Funding is a main concern for long-term planning.
“If we don’t get these funds, the road projects simply
won’t get done,” said Gilbert.
Council members were asked to talk to their city councils
and get as much support as possible.
“I think we’ll really need city support on this,”
said Gilbert. “If the council doesn’t see that cities
support it, they won’t vote for it. It may help to have
city representatives there.”
Cache County is one of only a few counties in Utah
that haven’t already adopted the fee, said Matthew Riffkin
of InterPlan Co.
“If we’re not willing to do things locally,” said
Cache County Planner Wendell Morse, “we won’t be in
a good position to push UDOT for financial help. If
we don’t make it a priority, why should they?”
Gilbert said they hope to have the fee approved by
April 1.
“Cities need to realize this money would be available
in and outside of their city,” said Morse. “It would
really help a lot.”
The CTAC is unsure of the exact time their request
will be reviewed. The meeting will be at the Cache County
Chamber at 179 N. Main St.
PB
PB |
