Measure 24-93Arguments in Favor:We are encouraging you to Vote YES on Woodburn's proposed additional two cent Motor Vehicle Fuel Tax. This two-cent fuel tax will yield about $200,000 a year which will be used to repair Woodburn's streets. The City has already identified a number of streets which will be repaired first. Drive around Woodburn and you'll see a lot of streets that are in desperate need of repair. The pavement has worn away and the streets are turning to gravel. In the past few years there has been an explosion of growth in Woodburn: more houses, apartments, businesses, and more cars and trucks using our city streets. More traffic means streets wear out faster. This additional traffic is hard on our streets. Some of our streets haven't been repaired since 1962. We understand that a lot of people who live in Woodburn live on limited incomes and don't have money to throw away. We don't like taxes either, but this tax is needed and we believe this is a fair tax, The only people who will pay are drivers, who pull up to the gas pumps whether they live here or not, people who use our streets should share the burden keeping our streets repaired. Delaying repairs will add to the cost. We need to fix our streets before they deteriorate more. If you drive 5000 miles a year and get 20 miles to the gallon that equates to about 250 gallons of gas a year. This means, that if you buy all of your gas in Woodburn you will only pay an extra $5 a year for gas. That works out to 42 cents a month. 42 cents won't even buy a cup of coffee. What better way to repair our streets without putting another burden on homeowners. This will also get revenue from trucks that tear up our streets. We encourage you to join us in Voting Yes to save Woodburn's streets on November 4. Save Woodburn's Streets Committee) The printing of this argument does not constitute an endorsement by Marion County nor does the county warrant the accuracy or truth of any statements made in the argument. Marion County does not correct errors in spelling or grammar.
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