Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey said a time of soaring inflation was not the time to send the Proposition 400 transportation sales tax request to voters.
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey on Wednesday vetoed a ballot measure that would have asked Maricopa County voters to extend a sales tax used to fund transportation projects, saying it wasn't the proper time given soaring inflation. He also cited a lack of a transparency in the bill.
Known as Proposition 400, the bill was crafted by a coalition of local leaders across metro Phoenix to pay for projects from freeways and HOV lanes to light rail and streetcar routes.Had Ducey approved the bill, the measure would have gone to voters in a special election next spring, which he said would"require unnecessary costs to administer" and"come at a time when voter turnout will likely be low.
Prop. 400 has helped pay for some of the largest transportation projects in metro Phoenix, including:Widening major thoroughfares throughout metro Phoenix.Mesa Mayor John Giles, who is the chair of the Maricopa Association of Governments Regional Council, previously told The Arizona Republic the measure was crucial to the region's transportation future. Reporter Joshua Bowling contributed to this report.
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