The Riley County commissioners approved a letter to be sent to the state in regards to Senate Bill 190 on Monday.
County Counselor Clancy Holeman says the county specifically has an issue with Section 3 Three of the bill. This would cancel the Local Ad Valorem Funds (LAVRF) and County City Revenue Sharing (CCRS) statutes for local highway projects.
During the Joint City/County/County meeting on April 18th, the commissioners discussed writing a letter to the state. Holeman drafted the letter and presented it to the commissioners. The letter is to show the objection the commissioners have and get the support from other government entities on their side. Chairman Ron Wells was very vocal about the the subject saying he was not happy the way the state is heading.
“The direction the state is going, it’s not going to get better. They’re going to continue taking money and dumping more and more responsibility on cities and counties,” said Wells.
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