Winston-Salem Journal reports the City Council is considering a $15 per car fee to help pay for street repairs as it continues negotiating the 2017-2018 budget.
Building and maintaining roads is a core function of government, so they should be a priority when it comes time to set and maintain a city budget. When you read articles like this, it makes you wonder about the spending priorities that create a situation where city officials would even ponder an extra fee to help fund such a core function.
