{"id":15168,"date":"2015-10-28T09:48:28","date_gmt":"2015-10-28T15:48:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.flovalleynews.com\/?p=15168"},"modified":"2015-10-28T09:48:28","modified_gmt":"2015-10-28T15:48:28","slug":"florissant-election-on-nov-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flovalleynews.com\/?p=15168","title":{"rendered":"Florissant Election on Nov. 3"},"content":{"rendered":"

Street Repair and Maintenance is the<\/h1>\n

Sole Purpose for Nov. 3 Vote on Prop S<\/h1>\n

The City of Florissant is seeking a 1\/4-cent increase in the city sales tax on next Tuesday\u2019s (Nov. 3) off-year ballot to maintain city streets, which are starting to take on some age. The average age of Florissant streets is about 56 years old, but some are as many as 75 years old. It costs between $730,000 and $1 million to replace a mile of street, proponents of Prop S state. The sales tax increase is expected to raise about $1.3 to $1.6 million in additional revenues. The Florissant City Council confirmed in a resolution Oct. 12th<\/sup> that these funds are strictly for street maintenance and repair and will not be mixed with general funds.<\/p>\n

Driving the streets of the city, it\u2019s evident that there has been a lot of paving and asphalt work on most of the roads, while some will need attention soon. Proponents, including Mayor Tom Schneider, City Council members, Police Chief Timothy Lowery and both labor and business interests, point out that non-resident shoppers who use city streets will pay a large portion of the additional 1\/4-cent sales tax to maintain the streets in a safe manner.<\/p>\n

Among the repairs that are planned are the following:<\/p>\n