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GOVERNOR'S TRANSPORTATION PANEL MEETS IN DURANGO ON MONDAY

 

Gov. Bill Ritter's blue ribbon transportation panel will meet in Durango on Monday. Presentations will center on regional transportation issues and continued discussion about possible funding options for the state's long-term transportation needs. 

 

The meeting is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave.

 

Gov. Ritter convened the 30-member Transportation Finance and Implementation Panel earlier this year to explore the state's transportation revenue challenges. The state's primary revenue sources are declining while demand and the costs of construction and maintenance are rising. Final recommendations are due to the Governor by the end of the year.

 

Following Monday's meeting in Durango, the next meeting is scheduled for Sept. 25 in Windsor.

 

Click here for more details about the transportation panel and its technical advisory committee.

 

Here is the agenda for Monday's meeting:

 

8:30 a.m.         Coffee & Continental Breakfast with local elected officials and public

 

9:00                 Welcome and Introductions

                        Co-Chairs Doug Aden, Cary Kennedy and Bob Tointon

 

9:15                 Transportation Panel Overview and Challenges

                        Russ George, CDOT Executive Director

Carla Perez, Governor Ritter's Office

 

9:30                 Topic: Regional Presentations (10 minutes each)

 

ü      Southwest TPR  - Dewayne Findley, Chairman

ü      Southern Ute Indian Tribe - Clement Frost, Chairman

ü      Ute Mountain Ute Indian Tribe - Manuel Heart, Chairman

ü      San Luis Valley TPR - George Wilkinson, Chairman

ü      Gunnison Valley TPR - Vince Rogalski, Chairman

 

10:30              Break

 

10:45               Topic:  Regional Presentations

ü      CDOT Region 5 - Richard Reynolds, Director

 

11:00               Public Comment Period

                        Each individual is limited to 3 minutes for comments.

 

11:30               Topic: Discussion of Panel Vision Statements and Emerging Themes

 

Noon               Lunch Exercise

Measuring the Pulse :   Keypad Polling Exercise

Peter Kenney, Civic Results

 

1 p.m.              Topic:  Local Share Discussion

 

1:30                 Topic: Advisory Committee Presentation Report #2

 

                        Introduction - Cary Kennedy

 

                        Funding Options:

·         Severance Tax - Russ George, CDOT

·         State Sales Tax on Motor Fuels - Dan Blankenship, RFTA

·         Extend Sales Tax to Vehicle Repair Services - Dan Blankenship, RFTA

·         General State Sales Tax - Wayne Williams, El Paso County

 

Replacement Options:

·         State Sales Tax to Replace Motor Fuel Tax - Bill Moore, Pueblo

·         Sales Tax on Fuel to Replace Motor Fuel Tax - Bill Moore, Pueblo

 

Local Options:

·         Local Sales Tax on Fuel - Dr. Flo Raitano, I 70 Coalition

·         Local Motor Fuels Tax - Dr. Flo Raitano, I 70 Coalition

  

Panel Discussion, Q&A

 

4:00     Wrap up and close

 

·         Next Meeting: Tuesday, September 25, 2007

Windsor Community Recreation Center, 250 11^th St., Windsor

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