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Administrator Wright stressed that a two year projection on <br />road improvements shows that we will be one million dollars in <br />the hole by 1987 if we do not pursue other revenue. <br />Considerable discussion followed regarding which counties <br />have adopted the gas tax and in what amounts, and Director Davis <br />stated that research done does not indicate any shift in gas <br />consumption when one county adopts a gas tax and a neighboring <br />county doesn't. <br />Attorney Brandenburg confirmed that he has had discussion <br />with officials of other counties who have indicated their county <br />did not suffer adverse effects when they imposed a tax and <br />neighboring counties did not. He also wished to point out that <br />our engineering department has identified an unfunded area of <br />road improvements that will need to be funded, and if our County <br />doesn't exercise its option to impose a gas tax, then this <br />unfunded portion of the road system will have to be addressed <br />with impact fees, which affect a much smaller segment of people <br />than a gas tax. The County Attorney further pointed out that for <br />2 or 3 years our County has adopted a Resolution each year urging <br />the State Legislature not to adopt any more programs mandating <br />funding without providing a source of funding; -the State now has <br />provided that source, for jails, roads, etc., and the people seem <br />to be willing to impose this on themselves. This year the State <br />went even one step further and said that the counties now can ask <br />the state to build a road earlier if they use the 5th and 6th <br />cent gas tax to pay 800 of that road. <br />Commissioner Bird asked for how long a period the proposed <br />tax would be imposed, and Assistant County Attorney Wilson stated <br />that the ordinance is set up for five years, and it can be <br />amended later either to increase this tax or lower it. <br />Commissioner Bird asked if counties that have not adopted it <br />will still have the option in the following years. <br />Attorney Brandenburg confirmed that they will, and there was <br />no question in his mind that all counties will either move ahead <br />51Gov ,,c,F. , 3�I 7 <br />