San Bernardino County Struggles With Infrastructure

The Executive Director of the San Bernardino Associated Governments addresses the challenge of meeting the region's infrastructure needs in today's fiscal climate.

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August 4, 2004, 10:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech


In November, San Bernardino County will vote on Measure I, an extension of a half-cent sales tax benefiting transportation investment in the region. MIR is pleased to present this interview with Norm King, Executive Director of the San Bernardino Associated Governments, in which he addresses the challenge of meeting the region’s infrastructure needs in today’s fiscal climate.

Thanks to Will Cipes

Friday, July 30, 2004 in The Metro Investment Report

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