Tri-county voters nix transportation tax measures
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By pacbiztimes Friday, November 11th, 2016
A two-thirds majority proved to be an insurmountable hurdle for transportation sales tax measures in Ventura and San Luis Obispo counties. As state and federal transportation funds dwindle, proponents of the half-cent sales tax increases viewed the potential new revenue streams as lifelines that would’ve funded much-needed infrastructure repairs and major highway projects like the…