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Article: ANALYSIS: Regional groups tap road fund; Legislators siphon
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- Charleston Daily Mail
- Article date:
- October 17, 2006
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DAILY MAIL BUSINESS EDITOR
While the state struggles to find money to build and maintain
highways, state Legislators continue to siphon thousands of dollars
from the road fund each year for regional highway authorities that
lobby for new roads, pay for Web sites and print colorful brochures.
A 2004 study by West Virginia Universitys Bureau of Business and
Economic Research concluded that the road fund is not keeping up with
inflation. The study found that West Virginia cannot properly
maintain its highway system unless it increases taxes or fees. But
that didnt stop state legislators from increasing the road fund money