Help for Clackamas Roads Move Closer

One month after the voters of Clackamas County overwhelmingly voiced their support for developing a revenue stream to help fix the county's woeful roads - a decision on how to move ahead appears close.

The county commission will likely vote at the end of month on a gas tax of between six and eight cents a gallon.

The decision comes after weeks of discussion between county officials and representatives of the county's 15 incorporated cities.

More than half of the 1,400 miles of road maintained by the county are considered fair or poor.

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The problem has been a disagreement on how to pay for repairs.

While the county has favored a vehicle registration fee, the majority of the cities have preferred a gas tax.

The news that progress had been made in how to move forward was first reported by The Oregonian.

There's still a lot of progress to be made.

Several cities have indicated they want the county to put in writing they will split the money with them. Under state law, the county is not required to do so.