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'08 tax measure in works: Half-cent hike would help fund transportation projects.
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Monterey County Herald (Monterey, CA)
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June 29, 2007
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Copyright informationCOPYRIGHT 2007 Monterey County Herald. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Byline: Larry Parsons
Jun. 29--Monterey County transportation officials will ask residents again next year to pay higher sales taxes to help cover a $1 billion shortfall in funding for local highway and transportation projects.
Planning for the November 2008 election kicked into second gear Thursday as 80 members of the community -- from business, farming, tourism, education, government and environmental groups -- were asked to help craft the half-cent sales tax measure.
The Transportation Agency for Monterey County, buoyed by a recent poll showing potential voters leaning more favorably to a tax measure, is putting together another package of traffic safety, ...
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