Opposition Grows to Virginia Transportation Compromise
Bill aiming to build consensus around Gov. Bob McDonnell's plan to bring $3 billion to transportation projects met with mixed reviews.
By Whitney Spicer • Capital News Service Critics of the transportation funding compromise reached by legislative negotiators say the plan would place a huge burden on Virginia taxpayers. The Virginia House of Delegates on Friday passed House Bill 2313, which would raise about $900 million a year for transportation and transit projects. The 98-page compromise must win approval the Senate before it can be signed into law by the governor. The legislative session ends Saturday. The new plan, which was hammered out by a 10-member conference committee over the past week, would potentially raise close to $900 million a year in transportation revenue. It could be the first transportation funding overhaul in Virginia since 1986 if it passes this …
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Bob Bruhns
4:30 pm on Sunday, February 24, 2013
300 million taxpayer dollars, to bail out a rail project that hasn't even opened yet. Isn't that great. Our so-called 'leaders' only need to slow the Dulles Toll Road toll skyrocket for a few years, until the public forgets how all of this happened. After that, the parties will be happy to blame each other for it all. With a flood of taxpayer money pouring into "Transportation" now, I predict … more ›