Arizona lawmakers are using a gutsy approach to solve mounting problems with financing road and street improvements. They are placing a proposal on the November ballot for a one-cent statewide sales tax to pay the cost of improving city streets, county roads, state highways and transit. They estimate $40 billion would be raised over 20 years.

Too bad nobody in Colorado has the intestinal fortitude to make a similar proposal. Our leaders’ approach seems to be to let everything deteriorate to the point the citizens demand a solution. So much for our brave leaders who have to worry more about getting re-elected.

DICK PROSENCE
Meeker

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