| This last week of January 2021, Mayor Romero had a successful Mayor & Council budget retreat. I made the proposal to invest $14 million for neighborhood street repair that was voted on and passed. This will be included in the budget for the upcoming fiscal year beginning July 1. This more than doubles the amount the City currently invests in local neighborhood street repair. These funds are in addition to current funding provided for road maintenance through the Highway User Revenue Fund (HURF) and Proposition 101, a 5-year half-cent sales tax approved by Tucson voters in 2016. A brief breakdown of existing city funding going to local road maintenance is provided below. Fiscal Year 2021 projected city funding for local neighborhood road maintenance by source (excluding additional $14 million): Highway User Revenue Fund (HURF): $3.7M Proposition 101: Approximately $8M annually This critical investment more than doubles current funding for local road maintenance, responds to one of the primary concerns we hear from constituents, and fulfills our City Charter requirement to provide core services. If we want the support of taxpayers on future ballot initiatives, we need to put our money where our mouths are and show our commitment to investing in our local streets. I hear Tucsonans loud and clear: local roads cannot wait any longer. |
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