HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 13 Correspondence from Greg Shaver Regarding the Road Repair Fee
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From: dave ralston [chess714@msn.com]
Sent: Thursday, May 29,2008 10:38 PM
Subject: Fw: Road Repair Fee
Greg Shaver
I am all in favor of paying my fair share to protect my (and other's) investments in our roads,
sidewalks, and bridges. Can't we please use the gas tax to accomplish this? Not only is the
mechanism in place, it would require far less overhead to collect, and (if you want me to mail in my
money) cost me less to pay.
A 2 or 3 cent a gallon gas tax would bring in the same money and bring it in from the folks that
use the roads. It is perhaps the closest thing to a fair tax we have ever invented.
Since Eugene recently upped their gas tax, lets simply match it. Then stations cannot claim
that we are giving stations located in the other city an unfair advantage.
. PLEASE use the gas tax option. Yes gas is high, but if I cannot afford another two cents a
gallon, how am I going to afford the $2.00 a month fee plus the 42 cent stamp to send it in. It all
comes from the same wallet.
Thanks for considering this.
-Greg
P.S. If I had the mayor's and other councilor's email address, rd send this to them as well.
5/30/2008