(AP) – The Arkansas Highway Commission has decided to seek a
ballot measure to increase money for state roads next year after lawmakers
refused to send voters a proposal that would have raised $200 million a year.The panel voted Wednesday to pursue putting a proposal on next year’s ballot
to increase highway funding. The panel will spend the coming months studying the
level of additional funding it wants to seek. It also will work on the specific
type or proposal it wants to put before voters.The plan comes after an effort failed in the Arkansas House earlier this year
that would have put a 20-year bond issue on the ballot. That plan could have
raised $200 million annually for state highways. But an accompanying gas tax
increase drew opposition.
ballot measure to increase money for state roads next year after lawmakers
refused to send voters a proposal that would have raised $200 million a year.The panel voted Wednesday to pursue putting a proposal on next year’s ballot
to increase highway funding. The panel will spend the coming months studying the
level of additional funding it wants to seek. It also will work on the specific
type or proposal it wants to put before voters.The plan comes after an effort failed in the Arkansas House earlier this year
that would have put a 20-year bond issue on the ballot. That plan could have
raised $200 million annually for state highways. But an accompanying gas tax
increase drew opposition.
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