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Now for the serious business at hand. As you good folks know 1 have already stated I would not support a sales tax on gasoline. So I need to hear from you good people back home.
See the questionnaire in this week’s Rappahannock News paper after reading the explanation below.
The Governor has stated that the Federal Government ha^ mandated that all cars have to meet the following standards. 19 miles per gallon on the 1979’s, 20 miles per gallon on the 1980's, 22 miles per gallon on the 1981’s and by 1985, 27Vi miles per gallon. So his calculation by 1985 is that we will be traveling about the same number of miles on one-third less gas.
Maintenance cost by the Highway Department, which comes off the top of highway funds are as follows: SI30 minion in 1979, S315 million in 1980 and by 1982, $268 million.
The cost of asphalt has increased 50 per cent in the last two years. New construction and paving of some
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