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Pueblo voters to decide on road repair funding in 2A ballot issue
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Pueblo mayor proposes debrucing ballot measure to fund road repairs
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It’s the single issue that consistently ranks last for citizen satisfaction level and first for what they want city government to prioritize: road condition.
But now, Pueblo voters could decide on whether to adopt a new half-cent sales tax in November specifically to fund street repairs to manage the potholes, cracks and uneven patchwork of asphalt that characterize many city streets.
“Voters should decide on the most equitable way to fund street repairs and transportation projects,” Mayor Nick Gradisar said during Monday s Pueblo City Council work session, when he presented the possible ballot measure to city council. “We should leave that choice to them.”
April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month. The Colorado Department of Transportation made me aware of that fact in a press release on Tuesday.
At the same time, I was thinking Colorado lawmakers also need to have their eyes on the road in the next few weeks. Amid everything that s going on at the Capitol â a pandemic recovery, a government-backed health insurance policy, police reform, redistricting, gun control â the question of how to fix Colorado roads has a $4 billion answer.
Sure, between 2010 and last year, the General Assembly ponied up an average of $106 million a year, but it was always one-time money that ranged from nothing some years up to $495 million. It s like finding a $20 bill on the way to the store. It s nice when it happens, but you can t stake the groceries on it.