Local elected officials in Northern Virginia say they are likely to approve a regional transportation financing package that could raise more than $400 million a year for local improvements, according to Timothy Dwyer with the Washington Post.

Two-thirds of the nine NoVa localities must approve granting the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority power to impose a barf bag of regional taxes and fees ranging from hotel, rental car and auto repair taxes to vehicle registration and inspection fees.

Loudoun Supervisor Scott K. York summed up the prevailing attitude: “I will probably be inclined to support it because, simply, we need the revenue if we want to fix our roads. You can’t fix it with the tooth fairy. It’s a multibillion-dollar problem.”