(Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents a coalition of property and business owners throughout Pinal County who have worked to bring new transportation infrastructure to the region.)
By Monica D. Spencer | inMaricopa.com
Maricopa is growing faster than almost any city. Lots of exciting things are coming to town. Lots of people are excited about moving here. Nearly all of them work in the Valley, and they have one way to get there. If the road’s not de jure over capacity, it certainly is de facto.
It must be improved. But the people feeling the strain are one crappy state highway away from the decision makers in Phoenix who can put those improvements on the budget.
That’s why, in just a matter of days, the Maricopa City Council will vote on the implementation of a new half-cent sales tax.
Their reasoning? It would directly provide funding to widen SR 347, meaning it would help the road secure a coveted spot on the State Transportation Board’s five-year construction plan and finally give it the attention it so badly deserves.
Councilmembers will vote on the proposal during their Tuesday meeting. Positive action would raise the tax rate on most sales by half a percent, meaning a medium Big Mac combo meal would cost an extra nickel.
