Much like drivers grip their steering wheels to brace themselves for Bend’s renowned, axle-eating potholes, controversy surrounding a proposed five-cent per gallon fuel tax gripped the local community this past March. Money from Measure 9-105 was to be used exclusively for road repairs and improvements in Bend. Estimated to generate about $2.5 million—it was a […]
Measure 9-105
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Endorsement: Yes on Measure 9-105
Motor vehicle fuel tax
Ballots were mailed on Wednesday for the City of Bend Motor Vehicle Fuel Tax, Measure 9-105, a five cents-per-gallon tax on gasoline that would be dedicated to road repairs and improvements in Bend. A city fuel tax is not a new concept in Oregon, where state and federal funding for roads has stayed stagnant for […]