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Davis County continues to need a better balance between residential housing development and more sustainable industrial growth so that more Davis County residents can live AND work in the same county and reduce the amount of commuter traffic. Instead of spending more and more money on transportation, Davis County needs more taxable industrial income to keep the regressive residential property taxes down and keep long-distance, air polluting transportation needs in check.
More industerial and commercial taxable income may be an option for Northern Davis county but is not for Southern Davis County. The reason is due to the land squeese between the Great Salt Lake and the Wasatch Mountains. Most of it is fill by residential and isn't a bad commute for residences of Southern Davis County.
While we do need some improvements to our transportation system, we're already paying too much for roads and transit, plus we're already paying a corridor fee and other costs.
I bet if they had split this vote in Centerville or Farmington -- with the south end voting separately from the north end, then it would have passed in the north of Davis county. The south already has commuter rail, Legacy and upcoming improvements to I-15, so why pay more?
Hey Davis county, do you wonder where the smog comes from and what you can do about it? That's right, build more roads for more cars. Duh!
I am in North Davis. My commute is long, but I don't need more taxes. I am already paying enough sales tax, income tax, social security tax, property tax, etc. That tax on gasoline that says that $.42 on every gallon is tax, try using that for transit.
I voted in Davis County last night and if there were a transit tax for me to vote for, I would have voted for it. What was offered to Davis County voters was little more than a road construction tax, no matter how it was deceptively marketed.
I'm glad the Davis County transit supporters didn't get fooled by the asphalt lobby like they did in Salt Lake with Proposition 3
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