The next fight over Fresno County’s multi-billion dollar transportation tax renewal has brought the Board of Supervisors into the ring.

At their Tuesday meeting, the supervisors — with Nathan Magsig leading the charge — said the Measure C spending proposal doesn’t allocate enough money for regional projects such as the long-planned Highway 180 westward expansion.

This is significant because the board has the power to approve or deny placement of the half-cent tax’s extension on the 2026 ballot.

Meanwhile, the clock is ticking for transportation tax backers to get a rival plan on the ballot by gathering signatures.

Fresno County Clerk/Registrar of Voters James Kus said that ideally a voter initiative campaign should have begun by October.

The official Measure C spending proposal create

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