Top Maryland House Republican Calls For Purple Line Delay
“The citizens are hurting. They can’t take any more tax increases," believes Maryland House Minority Leader Anthony O'Donnell, reports the Baltimore Business Journal.
Maryland House Minority Leader Anthony O'Donnell has called for a delay in the Purple Line and Baltimore's Red Line, saying proposed tax increases to fund the light rail projects would be too costly for taxpayers, the Baltimore Business Journal reports. In Annapolis this legislative session, lawmakers are grappling with ways to fund the Purple Line, Red Line and other transportation projects. Maryland Senate President Mike Miller has proposed a 3 percent gas tax that would raise up to $300 million for transportation, and jurisdictions would be able to tack on another 5 cents per gallon to pay for local transportation projects, Patch reported. O’Donnell, R-St. Mary’s and Calvert counties, said the Purple and Red Line projects should be …
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Scot Brown
11:03 am on Thursday, January 31, 2013
Don't delay the projects! MD gas tax is very low and the "lockbox" has been raided for millions of dollars. Make Annapolis give us our money back by re-paying the borrowed money! Raise the gas tax to keep up with inflation. BUILD PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION!!! more ›