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Show Mayor Asks City Heads for Advice On Gas Tax Hike In response to the request by the "Utes Action Program" for a one-cent hike in Utah State gasoline taxes, Mayor Paul T. Fordham of Pleasant Grove has asked for advice in the matter from Utah's Mayors and town board presidents. Acting in the capacity of president pres-ident of the Utah Municipal League, he told community leaders that the league officials offic-ials "need your help and advice" Utah's civic leaders were urged ur-ged last Friday to seek a one-cent one-cent hike in motor fuel taxes to finance arterial streets and highways in Utah's cities and towns. Charles R. Kelley, Ogden City manager and chairman of the Utah Transportation Economic Study (UTES) program, said the tax issue would be presented present-ed to the 1969 Utah State legislature. legis-lature. "We must take a stand on this issue at our next board meeting," Mayor Fordham told delegates to the third annual conference of city and town chief executives, last Friday. "We need to know how you feel," he emphasized. "I feel that this is a good program and a fair way of getting revenue to improve our streets and highways," Mayor Fordham said. I don't want to raise taxes any more than anyone any-one else, but if taxes must be raised, what could be more fair than to require those who use the streets, to help pay for them, he noted. "You people in the rural areas ar-eas have every right to expect safe streets when you come to the bigger cities, just as we like to see good roads when we visit your communities," Mayor Fordham said. Mr. Kelley said that legisla-. legisla-. tive approval of the one-cent hike could be gained "only if we make a clear case for the need and use of the additional funds." |