Imagine that

Last night on WFAA.com same story, different day. Federal dollars missing to do NEEDED projects. Where have we heard that before?

"We've got projects that have been on the books since 2004 where the city's part of the funding is there, but the state and federal dollars that were supposed to go into those projects just doesn't exist," said City Council member Danny Scarth.

The Southwest Parkway project is a perfect example of funding delays. In the planning stages since 1960, construction just got under way.

This week, Mayor Mike Moncrief appointed a citizen panel to look into the possibility of paying for pavement with new property taxes, user fees or a transportation utility surcharge on Fort Worth water bills.

Former council member Clyde Picht said some sort of transportation tax is just about a guarantee, calling it a bailout for bad decisions and government waste.