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Transportation funding woes challenge for counties

By Alex Kacik / Friday, June 17th, 2016 / Comments Off on Transportation funding woes challenge for counties

Traffic backs up daily on Highway 101 through Montecito. As state and federal money for transportation improvements dissipates, California counties are increasingly relying on sales tax increases to repair aging infrastructure and pay for street and highway projects. Twenty one counties have adopted sales tax hikes, or “self-help” measures, which raise more than $4 billion…

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