Bellevue City Council Sets Hearing to Consider Toll Initiative Position

The Bellevue City Council will take limited public comment on Initiative 1125 as it considers taking a position on Initiative 1125 at its .

This process includes a limited public comment period set at 15 minutes for those supporting the initiative and 15 minutes for those opposing it, according to a city press release.

Ballot Title Initiative 1125 concerns state expenditures on transportation. The measure would prohibit the use of motor vehicle fund revenue and vehicle toll revenue for non-transportation purposes, and require that road and bridge tolls be set by the legislature and be project-specific.

The measure would prohibit non-highway use of state highway lanes funded by gas taxes or vehicle tolls. It would require the Legislature to set tolls, and would provide that a toll on a particular road or bridge, including the Interstate 90 floating bridge, could be used only for construction, operation or maintenance of that particular road or bridge.

A PDF of the full text of the measure is available at the Secretary of State's website.

The Bellevue City Council meetings are at , 450 110th Ave NE. The study session starts at 6 p.m. followed by a regular session at 8 p.m.

The Bellevue Chamber of Commerce recently issued an endorsement statement, stating the

-- Information from the city of Bellevue and Bellevue Patch archives