The Huntsville Times released their endorsements for judgeships and PSC president today.  Of interest to me was the concluding sentence:

Wednesday: the countywide half-cent sales tax for schools

I’m on pins and needles waiting to hear their opinion!

I’ve written ad nauseum on this issue over the past year and a half.  I’ll try to put together a summary post leading into the primary vote.  I’m sure the HSV Times eagerly anticipated push for the tax increase will motivate me.

Here’s a few background posts, though:

• Why I oppose the loophole sales tax increase
• More thoughts on the proposed Madison County sales tax increase
• Madison schools want tax money without strings
• Like I said - Huntsville doesn’t need the money

What is so amusing is that the sales tax was sold initially as an urgent fix - we just couldn’t wait.  Now it’s a full year and a half later, the tax still isn’t in place, and the sky hasn’t fallen.  If the supporters had just taken their time to put the wheels in motion to implement a focused property tax increase in unincorporated Madison County - something they said would take too long - they would have had their up or down vote on it by now!

• Get ready to vote
• Madison County Sales Tax Vote Tomorrow
• Letter to the Editor on Madison County sales tax increase
• Bob Harrison gets an earfull
• Councils avoid hot potato

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