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The County: Freestone County
The County Commissioner vote: Unanimous
The requirements on high speed rail:
Freestone COunty Judge Grant view: “the Surface Transportation Board states that the Federal Government lacks the authority to grant eminent domain power to Texas Central Railway”
Freestone County Times | County Adopts Budget, Sets Tax Rate,…
KP-0111 details the power of vehicle policies by commissioners courts. A Commissioners court may generally adopt vehicle tracking policies that:
Which cities impost a transportation utility fee? Austin, Bryan, Corpus Christi
How is the transportation utility fee imposed? On a water bill
What does the transportation utility fee mitigate? Lessens reliance on on general funds for roadway maintenance and improvements
What city is considering it & how much revenue is anticpated? Killeen anticipates $4.9million in revenue.
The Final Vote by Killeen? Killeen is a solid NO on transportation utility fee
Massachusettes ride share legislation will tax ride share transactions via app.
What you need to know about taxing an app:
What entity produced a ride share report? Texas A&M Transportatin Institute
What are the report highlights?
New ride-share rules in England require drivers to take an English reading and writing tests.
Reuters | Uber takes legal action over new rules in London
Engadget | Uber takes legal action against TfL over new taxi rules
Sacramento has built a new stadium for the Kings. part of the funding mechanism is parking meter revenue.
Sound familiar? Similar revenue sources are bandied about related to Arlington’s new stadium.
Let’s look at Sacramento’s parking meter rate plan:
Which city is testing robot delivery systems on sidewalks? D.C.
The company: Starship Technologies
Did it require a city ordinance? Yes to rolling permit the delivery devices to operate on the sidewalks
Will it lessen traffic? Yes, it can reduce the number of delivery trucks
Should we be paying attention? Yes, D.C. was one of the first cities to embrace the sharing economy
Empower Texas makes these points about Grimes County enacting county construction permits that will affect high speed rail:
Empower Texas | Eminent Domain for High-speed Rail Faces Hurdle in Grimes County
Which County wants to require county permits before construction on high speed rail may begin? Grimes County, Texas
Is the proposal supported by state lawmakers? Yes. Support has been indicated by Sen. Schwertner, Rep. Schubert, Sen. Birdwell, Rep. Ashby & Sen. Kolkhorst
What would trigger a permit? Any construction crossing a county right of way
What would the application include? A requirement that the entity has state or federal authority to use eminent domain
Are other counties…