Rain Tax, Fyi

[Peter LeQuire]

They keep talking a carbon tax here, and I always wonder if I'll get a carbon credit for my 478 acres of trees.

You should get a tax credit for the amount of carbon dioxide those trees remove from the atmosphere.

 

[Vermonter]

I'd rather drive on a dirt road, than pay a tax upon my home, for the rain that falls on a paved road out front.

I do too much of both.

There's been a push to pave dirt roads the past few years and now the argument has moved to lake water quality....which unfortunately, might actually gain some traction. Especially if the EPA gets involved.

Gotta say I really enjoy living on a dirt road. As do most in my town, so the odds of them voting in favor of paving is slim to none. Plus, I'm an "end of the roader" along with 2 other homes on a 3 mile road....and would be the last one paved. Thank goodness.

 

[Terrel L. Shields]

Stopping oil development implies the future "pavement" will become concrete, not asphalt

 

[berniek]

In the military we would recycle reclaimed asphalt pavement and overlay it on base perimeter dirt roads, it worked very well.
I remember the storm water fee in El Paso County, that was based on the roof and hard surface size around your home. Many people did not pay and it was thrown out after a couple of years. Pueblo did not like it and is suing Colo. Springs to get Fountain Creek under control.