Yes, of course those who use the roads should help pay for them. That’s why you pay a tax when you buy gas. Google how Oregon does this with a GPS enabled app that tracks your mileage. And how would this work for those who do not live in Tally/Leon? The City and County do not have the authority to enforce ordinances beyond its borders. What about fuel for recreational vehicles (boats, atvs), mowers? Will we pay a gas tax and a mileage tax?

A mileage-based gas tax is a bad idea that at least one study suggests is highly unfavorable with residents. That’s probably why Commissioner Richardson lied about his support for the idea during the campaign and why the other local paper ran cover for him.

Depends on what your definition of stupidity is…so be careful what you ask for. NEVER suggest a new tax for anything, because they may run with it.

If the politicians get to define it, they’ll proclaim those that don’t agree with them stupid…then we’ll be funding even more of their shennanigans.

Shocked I am, Mr. Hougland, that we would be taxed for driving. No such thing as a gas tax, right? No such thing as tolls, right? Actually does it not make sense that those who use the roads actually pay more?

So tell us Commissioners, do the votes agree to give financial assistance in support of the priorities?

Damn politicians. Do they even listen to what they are saying? They just continue talk out of both sides of their mouths at the same time, or as my ancestors would say, they speak with a forked tongue.

And for the record: A FORKED TONGUE is a tongue split into two distinct tines at the tip; this is a feature common to many species of reptiles.

Here’s an excerpt from my campaign Facebook page dated June 22, 2016:

My opponent wants to tax you for driving!

He likes taxes, and he tried numerous times to raise your property taxes by 27%. And he supports the new proposed budget that will increase taxes and spending even more. Although the budget will increase by several million dollars due to rising property values, he opposes returning your money to you. He’ll spend every single penny!

Now, as the Chair of the Capital Region Transportation Planning Agency (CRPTA), his number one legislative priority is to impose a Mileage Based User Fee.

You can view the CRPTA site at http://www.crtpa.org/, see the photo identifying him as the Chair, and read the legislative priorities at http://www.crtpa.org/files/110726318.pdf.

Despite this information, he’s publicly denied any knowledge of the Mileage Based User Fee.

It’s outrageous and offensive that he would even consider taxing us for driving to work, church, daycare, the grocery store, your doctor…everywhere. And it will kill jobs by adding another tax on businesses.

Since the subject of the story involves driving, the City of Tallahassee, in yet another effort to wring more money from the citizens, may soon create a new driving trend: Driving Tallahassee residents away from Tallahassee to other cities and areas. Let the commissioners see how their tax revenues fare with a declining population.