County’s 6-Cent Gas Tax Ends in August

Expiration of the local tax could mean good news at the pumps, but don’t spend the extra cash just yet.

  Bloomingdale and Riverview residents hoping to save a little at the pumps could get a reprieve if Hillsborough County’s 6-cent local option gas tax is allowed to expire Aug. 31. Don’t go spending the extra cash just yet though. If the county allows the tax to sunset this summer, it could deliver a financial blow of about $22 million to Hillsborough’s budget, officials say. The County Commission meets Feb. 14 in a workshop where it will hear preliminary budget figures for Fiscal Year 2014, which begins on Oct. 1, 2013. That 6-cent gas tax is used by the county to fund road maintenance projects and transportation operations. Without the revenue stream, the county’s anticipated $3.2 million budget deficit would likely grow to about $25.2 …

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Cost of Gas Could Be Dropping Soon, Check Bloomingdale Prices Here

Relief at the pump is coming after gas prices in September were the highest ever. according to Marketwatch.

Gas Prices: Are They Spiking in the Bloomingdale-Riverview Area?

Are you paying more at the pump in Isaac's wake? Let us know what prices you're seeing at local gas stations.

With Isaac making its way through the Gulf of Mexico and possibly closing dozens of oil refineries along the way, gas prices are expected to be on the rise. Motorists could see an increase of 10 cents a gallon or more in the coming weeks, USA Today reports. How are gas prices around the Bloomingdale-Riverview area? What are you paying at the pump? Post a comment below. You can always find some of the lowest local gas prices by checking out the "Commute" tab at the top of the Patch homepage. To report gas price gouging, call the state of Florida's Price Gouging Hotline at 1-866-9-NO-SCAM (1-866-966-7226).

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