THE ALBUQUERQUE CITY COUNCIL’S FINANCE AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE HAS SENT A GASOLINE TAX PROPOSAL ON TO THE FULL COUNCIL WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION. COUNCILOR ISAAC BENTON’S PLAN WOULD RAISE THE TAX BY TWO CENTS A GALLON. HE TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB IT WOULD RAISE ALMOST 5 MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR TO MAKE SOME BADLY NEEDED ROAD IMPROVEMENTS IN ALBUQUERQUE.
BENTON SAYS MANY OF THE CITY’S ROADWAYS WERE BUILT BACK IN THE 1960S AND 1970S, SO THEY’RE PRETTY OLD.
THE FULL COUNCIL COULD TAKE UP THE MATTER AS EARLY AS NEXT MONTH. IF APPROVED, IT WOULD GO TO VOTERS IN OCTOBER.
