**Viral News Snippet: Longview, WA**
🔥 **LONGVIEW RESIDENTS OUTRAGED: City’s “Mobility Master Plan” Could Cost You Hundreds Per Year**
Attention, Longview! If you drive, walk, or simply breathe in this town, your wallet is about to take a hit.
The City Council is quietly moving forward with a controversial "Mobility Master Plan" that, according to leaked budget drafts, proposes a **new annual vehicle registration fee of up to $120** AND a **$0.50-per-ride surcharge on all ride-share services** (think Uber and Lyft) to fund bike lanes and pedestrian "improvements" that many locals say they never asked for.
📉 **The Wallet Impact:**
- **Drivers:** That $120 fee? It’s on top of your current tabs. For a two-car household, that’s **$240 less per year** in your pocket.
- **Ride-share users:** Every trip to the grocery store or work just got 50 cents more expensive. If you use ride-share twice a week, that’s **$52 a year** in pure surcharge.
- **Taxpayers:** The city says this will fund "safer streets," but critics point to a recent audit showing the city already wasted $1.2 million on a failed traffic signal project.
💸 **What You Can Do:** The City Council is holding a **public hearing this Thursday at 6 PM** at Longview City Hall. Residents are urged to attend—or your gas station coffee budget will be paying for bike lanes you’ll never use.
👉 **Share this if you think Longview needs to pump the brakes on taxing commuters, not speed up the cash grabs.**
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