tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6576993731992352882.post8815826805093173452..comments2024-03-04T03:21:18.316-05:00Comments on Eye On Tampa Bay: The Death of Go HillsboroughEyeOn TampaBayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11804489795079963473noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6576993731992352882.post-43610174604161088042015-09-29T19:59:49.097-04:002015-09-29T19:59:49.097-04:00We buses propose a full-blown privatization of HAR...We buses propose a full-blown privatization of HART to be enacted IMMEDIATELY!<br /><br />HART needs privatization, not expansion!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6576993731992352882.post-23526565606603676142015-09-29T07:22:34.061-04:002015-09-29T07:22:34.061-04:00Plan B:
Establish a Transportation Trust Fund as ...Plan B:<br /><br />Establish a Transportation Trust Fund as follows:<br /><br />1) Enact an ordnance that establishes a mobility fee to mitigate the cost of development. A fair mobility fee would yield around $50 million / yr. <br />2) Raise the gas tax a nickel. That adds $25 million / yr. A recent Go Hillsborough poll indicates strong support for this increase. It's a user fee. <br />3) Pledge 50% of all new money to the Transportation Trust Fund. This year the county found $98.9 million in new funds. much of this money comes from an improving real estate market and the attendant increases in home values.<br />4) Announce there will be no referendum for a sales tax increase.<br /><br />These actions would yield $125 million a year in today's economy. They require no consultants and can be accomplished with four votes at a county commissioner's meeting. This can be done right now, Remember, we need to do something now. At least one commissioner has stated publicly that $60 million of the $98.9 million could be re-appropriated to transportation.<br /><br />In my opinion, if the above actions were taken by our commissioners, the people would stand up and cheer!<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03273170705881219556noreply@blogger.com