Clackamas County Roads: Support Exists for Vehicle Registration Fee for Road Repairs

A new survey presented to the Clackamas County Board of Commissioners shows a majority of the county supports using a vehicle registration fee to pay for repairs to the county's roads.

The county maintains 1,400 miles of roads, most of which are considered to be in fair or poor condition.

The Board of Commissioners is putting the question of whether county residents want to pay for road repair on the ballot.

The question in May asks whether the county should pursue a funding option for road repair without mentioning what the source of funding would be.

If a majority approves of the question, the county will develop a plan to be presented on the November ballot.

The survey presented to the commission had questioned 400 people.

It found 52 percent strongly supported or leaned toward supporting the fee compared to 43 percent who strongly or somewhat oppose it.