Issue Position: Transportation

Issue Position

Similarly, our thriving economy has not produced additional funding for transportation and infrastructure. Despite recent modest funding increases, the backlog of needed transportation and infrastructure improvements continues to grow. This backlog is currently estimated to be $ 9 billion.
Referendum C has allowed the state to retain and spend over $18.8 billion since the 2005-2006 fiscal year. Yet less than .5% of these Referendum C funds- a paltry $49 million- has been appropriated by the legislature for transportation and infrastructure projects.
As Mayor of Manitou Springs, I participated in the approval of approximately 1.5 billion dollars in public budgets, and was instrumental in increasing city reserve funds from $112,000 to around $1.9 million.
As a result, I have extensive experience in working to direct public funds to where they are needed most. As with education funding, I will fight to prioritize transportation and infrastructure in the state budget.

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