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County Road Fund Levy Survey Report (Exhibit 1). The report summarizes the following <br />findings: <br />- Kittitas County voters are evenly split on the direction the County is headed <br />- Voters rate the county's road management of roads and bridges positively <br />- Voters view snowplowing, bridge safety, road maintenance and resurfacing as top <br />transportation priorities <br />- Given the basic details of the levy, a majority of voters are unsupportive of the tax <br />increase <br />- After learning more about the levy and its potential impacts through the support <br />messages, voter support rises from 43% to 53% <br />Representatives from Consor will be at the study session and present the findings of the <br />outreach efforts. <br />Rate scenarios have been developed by Public Works, with input from Consor's levy <br />survey efforts. Three financial scenarios are presented, no lift, single-year(s) lid lift and <br />multi -year lid lift. The first scenario is no lift to the road levy. This represents a baseline <br />funding, which includes the statutory one- (1) percent annual allowable increase. The <br />second scenario looks at a single -year lid lift in year one and year six. The single -year lid <br />lift would increase the levy amount those years and then return the base to the one-(1) <br />percent annual allowable increase. The third scenario is a permanent multi -year lid lift. In <br />this scenario, year one shows a percent increase with five subsequent increases. In this <br />scenario the levy lid lift would establish a new baseline at the end of the lift period, <br />subject to statutory one-(1) percent annual allowable increase. <br />Consor will develop outreach material, including messaging information which can be <br />utilized. Timing for the November general election ballot is to have items submitted to <br />the County Auditor by August 6, 2024. This will include completion of a ballot measure <br />cover sheet and a resolution. <br />FISCAL IMPACT: <br />Consideration of divesting from infrastructure assets must be considered without <br />additional funds to the road fund. <br />ATTACHMENTS: <br />Exhibit 1: Kittitas County Road Fund Levy Survey Report <br />