On September 22, 2016, the Vidor City Council passed a resolution opposing the Orange County Commissioners Court financing, either in part or full, any Texas Department of Transportation roadway.
“Unfortunately during the past several years, the county residents who live inside an incorporated city limits, such as Vidor, have seen less and less of a return for their county tax dollars,” explained Vidor Mayor Robert Viator, Jr.
“Fifty-three percent of Orange County residents live inside a city. These Orange County residents should receive the same amount of County services as do the residents who live in the unincorporated areas of the county. Those of us who live in the cities don’t receive a reduced tax rate from the County, so we should not receive reduced services. If the County decides to finance, in any amount, a TxDOT road, it is going to increase the strain on an already strained budget.”
Viator explained that the resolution sums up the concerns of the City of Vidor, and emphasized that the State, not Orange County, should pay for TxDOT roadways. He stated he has reached out to various officials of the neighboring cities of the county, and he is hopeful that the other cities will approve similar resolutions.
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