Politics
Walker proposes boost in county road aid
Counties are asking for it, and Gov. Scott Walker says he’s ready to deliver more road money to local governments.
Speaking to the Wisconsin Counties Association conference in La Crosse Monday, Walker said he plans to increase the state’s share of road funding to 30 per cent if he’s re-elected.
“Which would be, by far, the largest level they’ve had since the program was created in 1994,” Walker said. “It would be the largest dollar amount as well as the largest percentage they’ve had and it would be a huge boost to help counties deal with the nearly 19,000 county roads across the state of Wisconsin.”
La Crosse County has put a series of road funding options on the November ballot, to get an idea of what taxpayers would prefer paying for locally.
Those include a wheel tax and a special sales tax known as the PRAT.
County board chair Tara Johnson says she’s happy to hear Walker’s announcement.
She also hopes that the extra money would continue for several years.