Well, Good Evening!
The Blount County Commission has expanded the responsibilities and duties of the adhoc Buffers Committee. The members have now been charged with reviewing all pasted and future storm water related policies, incorporating them into a all incompassing policies rather that separate policies.
While I agree with the overall thought of one policies to address Storm Water controls, I am a little concerned with the expanded duties of the committee. We will attempt to stay on task and address what we have been charged to address.
The committee is scheduled to meet on November 3, 2008 at 5:00pm in the large commission room. I will attempt to begin gathering all documents that we are charged with addressing and start posting them here.
mike@commissionerwalker.com
Archive for October, 2008
Ad Hoc Committee Responsibilities Expanded
Sunday, October 19th, 2008Half Cent on the Ballot
Sunday, October 19th, 2008
In August the County Commission voted to place the question of raising the sales tax .50%. This increase, if approved by the voters, would result in additional funds for education for the Blount County School system if approved at the county level. IF the question fails of the County-wide referendum the Cities of Maryville and Alcoa will submit this same question to voters in their respective cities.
The reason I am writing about this is I fear that Blount County residents believe if it is voted down it will not happen, this is not completely true. If the County residents vote against it and the cities enact it via a referendum, the county residents will still pay the tax when shopping inside the cities boundaries. However the County system would not receive any of the funds.
It is going on 1 month since this has occurred, the vote by the commission. It is going to be interesting to see what transpires on both sides of the question of whether to vote yes or no.
Just remember......
In defeating the question one does not necessarily escape the tax due to the location of the business locations where goods would be purchased.
Think about it!
The reason I am writing about this is I fear that Blount County residents believe if it is voted down it will not happen, this is not completely true. If the County residents vote against it and the cities enact it via a referendum, the county residents will still pay the tax when shopping inside the cities boundaries. However the County system would not receive any of the funds.
It is going on 1 month since this has occurred, the vote by the commission. It is going to be interesting to see what transpires on both sides of the question of whether to vote yes or no.
Just remember......
In defeating the question one does not necessarily escape the tax due to the location of the business locations where goods would be purchased.
Think about it!