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place the matter on the ballot. The judge disagreed last week and directed the City to accept and <br /> certify the petition to refer the issue to the voters. Next Wednesday, the City Council will consider <br /> what further action they may want to take with the gas tax issue. <br /> Eugene lacks adequate funding to operate, maintain and preserve its local street system. The gas <br /> tax increase was one component of a comprehensive package of solutions adopted by the City <br /> Council that would collectively provide an ongoing, sustainable, locally-controlled revenue stream to <br /> meet Eugene's transportation funding needs. <br /> In her comments today, Mayor Kitty Piercy emphasized the importance of these council efforts to <br /> address Eugene's street funding needs with focal solutions when she stated, "Repairing and <br /> maintaining our roads is a top priority for our community members. We see this in survey results, <br /> and we hear it in talking with people. Unfortunately, we have been abandoned by the state and <br /> <br /> federal governments, so that now this is a local issue to solve. I hope the voters understand that if <br /> <br /> they want the potholes fixed, we need to raise funds locally to do it." <br /> 2 <br /> <br />