ElectionsThursday, November 5
Canyon County voters reject a $20 vehicle registration fee for local roads
The Daily Nampa team
If you register a vehicle in Canyon County, the new local fee won't be on your bill. Voters on Tuesday rejected it, with 58.8% against and 41.2% in favor, according to unofficial results. It needed more than 50% to pass.
- Cost: $20 per vehicle, $19 per motorcycle, each year
- Would have run Jan. 1, 2027, through Dec. 31, 2046
- Split: 30% to cities, 70% to highway districts and county roads
- Exempt: trailers, boats, and non-highway UTVs and ATVs
The Canyon County commissioners wanted the money for building and repairing local highways, roads and bridges, with congestion relief, safety fixes and safe routes to schools on the list. Local agencies and highway jurisdictions estimate a collective $49 million annual transportation funding shortfall, and the fee would have raised about $4.4 million a year.
The fee would have raised a fraction of the $49 million gap
Sources: Idaho Press, KIVI-TV
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| Value | |
|---|---|
| Yearly funding shortfall | $49 million |
| Fee's yearly revenue | $4.4 million |
KTVB reported long lines at the polls Tuesday, and election workers counted into Wednesday morning. In Ada County, a renewed fee passed in Ada County.
Sources: Idaho Press, KIVI-TV, KTVB