SANDAG Board Removes Controversial ‘Mileage Tax’ From 2025 Regional Plan

SANDAG Board Removes Controversial ‘Mileage Tax’ From 2025 Regional Plan
Cars travel north towards Los Angeles on interstate highway 5 in San Diego, Calif., on Feb. 10, 2016. Mike Blake/Reuters
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SAN DIEGO—The San Diego Association of Governments’ (SANDAG) Board of Directors voted 15-4 on Sept. 22 to remove any mention of a controversial Regional Road User Charge—sometimes referred to as a mileage tax—from its 2025 Regional Plan.

San Marcos Mayor Rebecca Jones led the charge to excise the tax, leading a protest outside SANDAG’s office Friday morning before the board met.

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