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County Commissioners $ 1.2 BILLION DOLLAR Tax Increase - Sample Draft Resolution FALSE

Rickey Stokes

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Posted by: RStokes
Date: Dec 27 2016 9:45 AM

HOUSTON COUNTY:   This morning I was reviewing some County Commission information. 


You know Houston County Commissioner Doug Sinquefield is on the Legislative Committee of the Alabama Association of County Commissioners. That is where they decide what legislation to push.


Commissioner Sinquefield, Commissioner Mark Culver, Commissioner Jackie Battles and other County Commissioners voted to push legislation for a $ 1.2 BILLION DOLLAR tax increase in the form of gas tax increase.


As I was looking a "draft resolutions" the County Commissioners will be endorsing I quickly saw what I believed to be false information:


WHEREAS, it is estimated that a three-cent bond issue would cost the average ________ County driver less than $2.00 per month, but would produce a county economic impact of over _____ million in the form of new jobs, safety improvements, lower vehicle maintenance costs, and other economic development opportunities, and;


So I asked three people in my office about their gas. All three said they gassed up on the average of two times per week. Two used 20 gallons each time and one used 17 gallons each time. So that would be a total of 114 gallons of gas each week, and that equals $ 3.42 per week for all three combined.


That was an extra $ 117.84 per year combined, an extra $ 14.82 per month, or $ 4.94 per person per month.


The "draft resolution" said it was an average of $ 2.00 per month per driver additional cost. And based on three random people, that is not accurate.


So the county commissioners appear to begin their campaign for a $ 1.2 BILLION DOLLAR tax increase on deception. 


THANKS Commissioner Doug Sinquefield, Commissioner Mark Culver and Commissioner Jackie Battles.







DRAFT RESOLUTION



RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF ATRIP-2 BOND ISSUE


WHEREAS, Governor Robert Bentley unveiled the Alabama Transportation Rehabilitation and Improvement Program (“ATRIP”) in 2012 as a bold infrastructure initiative to improve Alabama’s rapidly deteriorating road and bridge infrastructure, and to generate a positive economic impact and safety improvements for the entire state, and;

WHEREAS, the final deadline for all ATRIP projects is quickly approaching, and county commissioners and engineers from all corners of the state fear the momentum generated from the hundreds of road projects completed under the program will come to a rapid halt, and;

WHEREAS,
the Association of County Commissions of Alabama recently proposed a statewide three-cent bond issue at its 2017 Legislative Conference, whose revenue would be dedicated to improving Alabama’s declining road and bridge infrastructure, and the aforementioned proposal received the unanimous support of all 53 counties in attendance at the conference, and;


WHEREAS, a three-cent bond issue would generate over $1.2 billion for Alabama’s 67 counties to be exclusively spent on road and bridge improvements, and would fund over 12,300 miles of road resurfacing projects and 450 new bridge structures across Alabama for a statewide economic impact of over $6 billion, and;

WHEREAS, under the terms of the bond issue, the _____________ County Commission would receive _____ million for road and bridge improvements that would fund approximately _____ miles of resurfaced roads and ______ new bridge structures within the county, and;

WHEREAS, it is estimated that a three-cent bond issue would cost the average ________ County driver less than $2.00 per month, but would produce a county economic impact of over _____ million in the form of new jobs, safety improvements, lower vehicle maintenance costs, and other economic development opportunities, and;

WHEREAS, the primary function of the ______________ County Commission is to provide for the safety, economic growth, and highest possible quality of life for the citizens of this county, and the members of the _______________ County Commission believe this proposal would have a monumental impact for the residents of the county, and;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE ________________ COUNTY COMMISSION that it does hereby voice its public support for the three-cent ATRIP-2 bond issue proposed by the Association of County Commissions of Alabama as priority legislation for the 2017 regular legislative session.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be forwarded to the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the chairs of the Senate and House Rules Committee.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the _________________ County Commission has caused this Resolution to be executed in its name on this the __th day of _________________, 201__.


 


 



County Commissioners $ 1.2 BILLION DOLLAR Tax Increase - Sample Draft Resolution FALSE

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