Michael Martz
Feb 24, 2010
If “Four for Life” doesn’t raise enough money for emergency services in Virginia, members of a key Senate committee think maybe “Six for Life” will.
The Senate Finance Committee proposes to raise the fee for registering a vehicle in Virginia by $2 to $6.25, which would raise money both for local fire and rescue squads, and the State Police emergency medical helicopter service, Med-Flight.
And it would generate more than $10 million for the state’s beleaguered general fund.
The proposal presents a new wrinkle in what has been a spirited fight involving rescue squads and fire departments trying to fight off gubernatorial raids on the “Four for Life Fund.”
The Senate proposal faces a tough audience in the House of Delegates, which already has voted to strip $145 million in proposed fees from the two-year budget proposed by Kaine. The House budget proposal makes no change in Kaine’s proposal to divert additional money from the rescue squad fund.
Check out tomorrow’s print edition for details.
i think it sounds like a good idea. As long as the money doesn’t get secretly funneled into gubernational hands
Apr. 26, 2010 at 10:35 PM
Sure, raise the fee, raise everything we pay fees for by $2, it sounds better than raising the taxes, and no body breaks their campaign promises. It is truly a shame how stupid our elected officials think we are.
Feb. 24, 2010 at 09:53 PM
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