The Placer County League of Women Voters penned an article in the Auburn Journal discussing a countywide 1/2 cent transportation sales tax measure contemplated for the November 2016 ballot. Below are a few technical corrections to the article:
- Statement: “This means the current average drive time of 9 minutes a day will increase to 35 minutes when driving the same distance”. Clarification: The increase in drive time is measured between I-80 at Riverside Avenue and SR 65 at Blue Oaks Boulevard.
- Correction: “The
$32.4$324 million Highway 65 Lincoln Bypass”.
- Correction: “A new project included in the plan is Placer Parkway, estimated at
$60$595 million”. - Correction: “
SeventeenTwenty (20) counties in our state have a sales tax dedicated to transportation”. - Correction: “Make your voice heard by reviewing and commenting on Keep Placer Moving at
www.keepolacermoving.comwww.keepplacermoving.com.”
The April 28, 2016 article is available on the Auburn Journal website at http://www.auburnjournal.com/article/4/27/16/another-view-transportation-sales-tax-targeted-november-ballot.