Would you vote to raise your vehicle fees if some of the money went to fixing potholes?

The Sonoma County Transportation Authority is hoping so, although apparently reluctantly so.

The authority’s board of directors tentatively voted 11-1 Monday to put on the November ballot a measure to raise the vehicle fees by $10 after a poll found that voters most likely would approve it if some of it went to fix pot holes and streets. Before the poll, most of the directors opposed spending money on road maintenance.

Under the plan, 60 percent of the $105 million generated over the next 20 years would go for local bus systems, 23 percent for roads, 12 percent for Safe Routes to Schools and 5 percent for administration.

But the measure’s definition of road work is broad. The money could be used for potholes and street maintenance but also stoplights, sidewalks, bike lanes, bike paths and bus turnouts.

For the full story, check out Staff Writer Bob Norberg’s report CLICK HERE.