City's gas tax cap expected to remain

After much public discussion, little has been said recently of removing the cap on gasoline sales tax within Auburn city limits.

The city council has been mum for almost a month on a proposal to do just that. The topic is not on the agenda for Thursday's meeting, and some officials are saying that the idea has likely lost support among the council.

City Manager Mark Palesh said Tuesday that the council has not requested since a July 17 work session to have the item placed on an agenda for a vote. The resolution needs three votes to pass. If a resolution does not have those votes, he will keep it off of the agenda, Palesh said.