It appears City of
Alexander Mayor Paul Mitchell is moving forward with a tax proposal
he presented at the April 17 council meeting. Two of the items
appearing under “New Business” on the August 21 agenda are
“Special Election” and “Tax Initiative.”
In April Mitchell
proposed increasing the city’s two-cent sales tax to three. The
extra one-cent will go to the general fund. The other two-cents are
dedicated to the fire, police and parks departments. Also at the
April meeting Mitchell noted this would put Alexander on par with
Bryant, which also has a three-cent city sales tax.
The increase will
have to be approved by voters. In 2016 one-cent of sales tax in
Alexander generated $432,225.
In exchange for the
sales tax increase Mitchell wants to reduce the property tax from
five-mils to three. He also wants to reduce the cost of a city
business license to attract more sales tax generating businesses to
the city.
Other items
appearing under “New Business” include “SJG” (St. Joseph’s
Glen), (Planning) “Commissioners Appointment” and “Comcast
proposed franchise agreement.”
The next regular meeting of the Alexander City Council is Monday,
August 21. Meetings start at 6 PM and are held in the courtroom at
Alexander City Hall on Highway 111/Alexander Road. The public is
invited to attend.
I hope if the Sales Tax increase is carried forward by the City Council the City Hall, Mayor Paul and Treasurer are ready for a fight. I think an accounting needs to be made public about the use of the 2% existing tax for the past year including all employees, employees health insurance including the part they are supposed to pay and Etc.Without the need for FOI!!!
ReplyDeleteI think that the City needs to look at the future revenue that some hard working residents have done to bring the Meadows Edge Development forward without any cost to the City. These individuals are never acknowledged by anyone in City Hall. They are just ridiculed here and in City Hall.
HOW MUCH IN BLDG. PERMITS for about 300 homes + real estate taxes will and are being made by the City!!! This goes to the General Fund.