Tacoma's Roads Need Help

Once upon a time when I was looking for a house I found a beautiful fixer in a great neighborhood.  The price was right, but it was significantly larger than I had wanted…. because it was was such a mess.  So I thought I could live in the front room while I fixed the first floor, then the second floor, and finally the third floor.  At that point – years from now – I could start over again.  Well, it sounds like our city’s roads are in a similar situation. 

I could never really figure out how some roads in our town got repaved while others languished with potholes.  How do we prioritize?  Apparently, it’s more of a problem than I had imagined.  The News Tribune is reporting that three quarters of our roads need repair and at our current rate it’ll take 220 years to finish them.  The potential fix is a short term property tax hike… it only takes money.

I walk by that house every few days.  I’m glad I didn’t go for it.  I’d still be without a kitchen from what I can tell.

Link to the News Tribune