Should Drivers Who Use Studded Tires Be Taxed? Commissioner Novick Thinks So.

Portland Mercury:

Novick unveiled another concept he's been shopping around recently: a new sales tax on the metal-studded tires some drivers slap on at the first sign of frost.

"Studded tires impose inordinate wear and tear on the roads," Novick said at the hearing, noting he'd spoken to the heads of Multnomah, Washington, and Clackamas Counties about the idea. "All of them expressed interest in that."

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