The Detroit Regional Chamber has called on Gov. Rick Snyder and the state Legislature to develop a solution to fund the state’s infrastructure needs by releasing a list of principles on Tuesday.
This announcement follows the failure of Proposal 1, which would have generated more transportation funding through a fuel tax increase and other tax hikes. Michigan voters rejected the measure by 80 percent.
The five principles:
In detailing this list, the chamber’s website said transportation funding needs to come from users of the system, which the failed Proposal 1 did include. Prior to the ballot-measure vote, the chamber urged people to vote in favor of Proposal 1.
