21-cents on the dollar

Crow Wing County Commissioner Rosemary Franzen reported at yesterday's (7-22-08) board meeting that 21-cents of every dollar collected from the gas tax increase collected in Crow Wing County has been returned to be spent in Crow Wing County leaving 79-cents on the dollar to be spent elsewhere. Projections developed by Minnesota House researchers estimates that at least 20% of the gas tax increase will be spent on light rail projects in the Metro. Looks like we've been fooled again.