January 18, 2014
The Honorable Jan Brewer
Members of the Legislature
1700 West Washington
Phoenix, Arizona 85007
Dear Governor Brewer & State Legislators:
We, the citizens of Litchfield Park, are very concerned over the loss of Highway User Revenue Funds (HURF) over the past several years. Since 2001, over $1.7 billion has been diverted from HURF to pay for other government programs. Now is the time to stop these transfers.
When HURF funds are properly invested in transporation projects, it provides jobs; it improves our state and local infastructure, and makes Arizona more competitive with other states. Taxpayers have a right to expect their gas tax funds to be used for transportation improvements.
The City of Litchfield Park has lost $231,750 in HURF revenues due to the sweeping of funds to DPS over the past 10 years. The lost revenue necessitated cutbacks in Litchfield Park's Pavement Management Program, and therefore caused road maintenance delays. Such delays have cost the City of Litchfield Park significant operating funds, as delays of preventative maintenance projects turn into reconstruction projects, which are higher in cost.
While much of the funding shortfall can be directly attributed to the growing inadequacy of current revenue streams and the need to modernize how we pay for our roads and highways, legislative transfers have significantly contributed to the problem. To help boost our economic competitiveness and improve the everyday lives of our citizens, we, the residents of Litchfield Park, urge you to eliminate the fund sweeps and return to the statutory funding formula distribution of HURF revenues to ADOT, counties, cities and towns.
Thank you for your consideration.
Updates
January 22, 2014
The state remains silent on the diversion of our road funds while our pavement conditions continue to deteriorate. Call your local representative today to demand they stop shifting HURF money into other government programs. Post the link to this petition on Facebook to ensure your neighbors know exactly why our streets are falling into disrepair.
January 22, 2014
The momentum behind this push is undeniable and proves our community is fed up with these fund diversions. Post this link on Facebook right now and email your state representative to demand they stop the HURF transfers immediately.
16 Comments
Most of our streets look like a puzzle where they have been patched over the years, with such a nice small city to live in I am ashamed of the pavement on our streets. I have lived in Litchfield Park since Nov. 1972 and would love to see nice streets in our city. Wigwam Blvd. and Villa Nueva seem to be the nicest streets . Our side streets get maintenance where oil is put in the cracks and makes our streets look like a jig saw puzzle.
The infrastructure in many cities in Arizona is suffering because of the lack of HURF revenues they have not received. Please find a way to restore these funds so we can repair our roads.
Litchfield Park was just rated the best city in Arizona to love. Please allow us the funds we are due to fix our roads to maintain that status. We do have some roads that are in serious need of repair before the eventually need repaving, which is far more costly.
I have a 2nd home in Litchfield Park and plan to spend much more time there when retired!
Let's let the State balance their budget in the "old fashion" way - by EARNING it!
give Litchfield Park its share of the money
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January 18, 2014
The Honorable Jan Brewer
Members of the Legislature
1700 West Washington
Phoenix, Arizona 85007
Dear Governor Brewer & State Legislators:
We, the citizens of Litchfield Park, are very concerned over the loss of Highway User Revenue Funds (HURF) over the past several years. Since 2001, over $1.7 billion has been diverted from HURF to pay for other government programs. Now is the time to stop these transfers.
When HURF funds are properly invested in transporation projects, it provides jobs; it improves our state and local infastructure, and makes Arizona more competitive with other states. Taxpayers have a right to expect their gas tax funds to be used for transportation improvements.
The City of Litchfield Park has lost $231,750 in HURF revenues due to the sweeping of funds to DPS over the past 10 years. The lost revenue necessitated cutbacks in Litchfield Park's Pavement Management Program, and therefore caused road maintenance delays. Such delays have cost the City of Litchfield Park significant operating funds, as delays of preventative maintenance projects turn into reconstruction projects, which are higher in cost.
While much of the funding shortfall can be directly attributed to the growing inadequacy of current revenue streams and the need to modernize how we pay for our roads and highways, legislative transfers have significantly contributed to the problem. To help boost our economic competitiveness and improve the everyday lives of our citizens, we, the residents of Litchfield Park, urge you to eliminate the fund sweeps and return to the statutory funding formula distribution of HURF revenues to ADOT, counties, cities and towns.
Thank you for your consideration.
Updates
January 22, 2014
The state remains silent on the diversion of our road funds while our pavement conditions continue to deteriorate. Call your local representative today to demand they stop shifting HURF money into other government programs. Post the link to this petition on Facebook to ensure your neighbors know exactly why our streets are falling into disrepair.
January 22, 2014
The momentum behind this push is undeniable and proves our community is fed up with these fund diversions. Post this link on Facebook right now and email your state representative to demand they stop the HURF transfers immediately.
16 Comments
Please stop diverting funds from what the public intended them for, in this instance as well as education.
Most of our streets look like a puzzle where they have been patched over the years, with such a nice small city to live in I am ashamed of the pavement on our streets. I have lived in Litchfield Park since Nov. 1972 and would love to see nice streets in our city. Wigwam Blvd. and Villa Nueva seem to be the nicest streets . Our side streets get maintenance where oil is put in the cracks and makes our streets look like a jig saw puzzle.
The infrastructure in many cities in Arizona is suffering because of the lack of HURF revenues they have not received. Please find a way to restore these funds so we can repair our roads.
Litchfield Park was just rated the best city in Arizona to love. Please allow us the funds we are due to fix our roads to maintain that status. We do have some roads that are in serious need of repair before the eventually need repaving, which is far more costly.
I have a 2nd home in Litchfield Park and plan to spend much more time there when retired!
Let's let the State balance their budget in the "old fashion" way - by EARNING it!
give Litchfield Park its share of the money
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