Comments on: ACHD Proposes To Give Commercial Vehicles “Free Ride,” Stick Little Guys With Tax Hike

By: Frank Wang

Frank Wang — Tue, 03 Jul 2018 19:47:49 +0000

They won’t tax the rigs that move the economy across all state lines.

By: Frank

Frank — Sat, 23 Jun 2018 14:00:50 +0000

I have come to REALIZE THAT just because something is LEGAL does not always make it RIGHT.

By: yeahbut

yeahbut — Sat, 23 Jun 2018 01:26:53 +0000

Reading through the article and comments, I missed any note about what vehicles in excess of 8000 lbs DO pay. Any help to understand appreciated.

EDITOR NOTE–That’s the point! They DON’T pay the local fee.

By: Alex Jones

Alex Jones — Fri, 22 Jun 2018 19:21:43 +0000

ACHD is out of control. Voting themselves ever-increasing “budgets” and ever-fewer “services” to the taxpayers. Merely “following the law” is babble-speak because our state lawmakers are incapable of producing any comprehensive or logical legislation that isn’t mired in “good-ole-boys” back-slapping muck.
As their ambitions grow, our pocketbooks shrink.
Vote!

By: erico49

erico49 — Fri, 22 Jun 2018 15:40:32 +0000

Sara… get it changed.

By: western guy

western guy — Fri, 22 Jun 2018 00:24:06 +0000

To ACHD is exempt: West Ada school district has a contractor to operate their busses, but does the school district still own them?

By: Sara Baker

Sara Baker — Thu, 21 Jun 2018 22:25:33 +0000

Dave. While I understand and agree with your frustration over the proposed amd current registration fee not including commercial vehicles, the answer is ACHD cannot include them under state law. Per idaho Code 40-1416, we are specifically constrained to follow idaho Code 49-402 (which applies to registration fees for vehicles not in excess of 8,000 pounds) and which excluded fleets which are addressed in Idaho Code 49-434 and 49-435. We must follow the law and we do follow the law. Hope this clarifies. EDITOR NOTE--It does clarify (sort of) and I appreciate the legal citations. In the interest of transparency I would hope the commishes explain to taxpayers that only the little guys are paying and the enabling legislation does indeed exempt those heavy rigs over 8,000 lbs from the STATE fees. Any legislators out there willing to seek an AG opinion would be welcome. I.C. 49-402 refers to the collection methods and time frames, but I don't see that it constrains ACHD from charging a fair and equal fee schedule to ALL vehicle owners. ACHD cannot charge more than two and a half times the state fee schedule, but those vehicles over 8,000 lbs. also pay a state vehicle fee (49-434), it is considerably higher than the one for little guys.

By: Frank

Frank — Thu, 21 Jun 2018 20:47:57 +0000

Stupid voters may just be ill or non informed about the candidates or proposals on the ballot. That being said how do WE get the information given to us by the Guardian in the equation?

By: Mac

Mac — Thu, 21 Jun 2018 15:52:55 +0000

Every taxing jacka– in this city and county thinks that the voters are stupid. They bet that the stupid voters will not even read the words they are voting on.

Plus they spend OUR MONEY to employ and hire PR people to spin it to the media.

Then every news person in town just re-vomits the PR crap they are fed – and that is all the stupid voters use to make a decision to cast their vote.

All due to stupid voters.

By: I am offended

I am offended — Thu, 21 Jun 2018 15:47:37 +0000

I am offended by this proposal. ACHD cannot continue with the management philosophy it has in place. It does have something to do with personalities and power plays within the organization. When trying to plan with them, their answers are usually, “So sue us.”

Hit the road ACHD, and break up in to pieces that match city borders. Then you’ll have a better picture of how to correctly allocate resources.

People must speak up and there must be an anti camapaign. Sickos.