Another 1% Sales Tax May Get on Ballot
According to a recent article in the Gainesville Sun, there is a growing demand for an extra 1% sales tax for Alachua County residents. And it is being sold to the public by appealing to every wish list as builders and sports organizers begin to dream of how they could spend the estimated $40 million per year that it could generate. However, the general public, already suffering from tax sticker shock, may not bite.
Local political activist Scott Camil is planning on putting together opposition to the sales tax. However, his problem is that such a tax should have to wait in line behind more impact fees. If the fees get the attention he thinks they deserve, then even he is all for a higher sales tax.
This tax should be on the ballot in the Fall, if it is at all.
