Resolution No. 86-48 CITY OF TIGARD, OREGOIV
RESOLUTION NO. 86—_�(
A RESOLUTICI%! OF T'HE l iGARD CT fY COUNCIL OPPOSING
4—CENT GAS'OL'INE TAX. REF LAL OF WAS}IINGI'OIV L'OUNTY'S
WHEREAS, in June of 1985 the Washington County Board of Commissioners adopted ordinance increasing the County gasoline tax from 1 cent to q pted an
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stipulating that all revenue derived from the t cents per
maintainingax be dedicated exclusivelyloto
public roads in the County, including roads within cities; and
WHEREAS, by initiative petition, a proposal to repeal the four—cent gasoline tax
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will be submiCted to Washington unty voters on the May 20, 1986 primary election
ballot; and
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million is dist ibu edr toucitiesS ilthint Washington4Coun.ax raises $ .4 tl, a year, of which $2
formula, for road maintenance and traffic management; and
y, based on a population
WHEREAS, the City of Tigard will receive
tax receipts this an estimated $351,000 in Count
year and an estimated $355,000 next fiscal
its share exclusively to the upkeep, repair, y gasoline
P and overlay of City ystreetsd; and
will apply
WHEREAS, despite major• safety improvements which have been made to
congested and hazardous roads and highways some of the most
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using a combination of local, statein Wash, and federalingWashington n County
ounty in recent years,
requirements exceed available resources; and
financing, road maintenance
WHEREAS, repeal of the Count
maintenance budget b approximately y gasoline tax would reduce the County's road
funds by approxgimat ly
fifty forty percent and the City's road maintenance
local governments to mainroads nt,in and thus severely curtail the ability of
Passable condition; and
WHEREAS, the gasoline tax is generally recognized as a fair and -appropriate way to
Provide for road maintenance funds, in
generated by that revenue for upkeep and repair is
includes tFiose who use the roads, in proportion to the miles they drive, and
road tax contributions from motorists outside the County who use the County
system and purchase fuel within the County's jurisdiction; and
WHEREAS, retaining a source of revenue From
and city road maintenance lessen the gasoline tax dedicated to county
service; demand on local property taxes for, this essential.
BOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Tigard City Council that:
Section 1; The Tigard City
gasoline tax and urges Council opposes the repeal of Washington County's
Primary Election on urges the citizens of Tigard to reject the measure at the
May 20, 1986.
PASSED: This QST day of
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mayor City of Tigard
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