HomeMy WebLinkAbout99-096 RESOLUTION No. 99- 96
WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors of Mohave County met in Special Session this 8th day
of March 1999, and
WHEREAS, the Arizona communities outside of the Phoenix and Tucson metropolitan areas
largely exist to provide basic state services via county government, to support the state's economy
via agricultural and resource industries, and to support the state's economy and quality of life via
toudsm services and utilize the state highway system and county highway system to deliver these
services, and
WHEREAS, the communities generally experience higher sales tax rates, greater sales
leakage outside their jurisdictional boundaries, lower per capita income, and lower assessed
valuation than their metropolitan neighbors, and
WHEREAS, the communities in the balance of the state are experiencing transportation
needs on and off the state highway system far in excess of their ability to resolve them locally.
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Mohave County Board of Supervisors, hereby
requests that the Arizona Department of Transportation FY2000-2004 Five Year Construction
Program be adopted by the Arizona Transportation Board to reflect the following:
An increase in local government funding to areas outside of the Madcopa and Pima
County Associations of Governments, from $5.3 million in FY1999, to $12 million in
FY2000 and increased each year to $15 million in FY2004.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 8th day of March 1999
MOHAVE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Board