Tuesday, April 15, 2008

Sales tax -- let them know what you want!

At the NLR City Council Meeting last night Mayor Hays was hesitant in placing his sponsored additional 1 cent sales tax agenda item up for Council's adoption; he had the city clerk only read Resolution R-08-42 as an introduction for comment. Seems the Mayor, as well as the some of the other Council Members, had received enough questions and comments of concern regarding the proposed additional sales tax to warrant further reflection on its merits for consideration. Enough so that Mayor Hays stated the following during Council's discussion on the tax:

"I don't have any desire to carry forward something that the community doesn't have some reasonable interest in."

Mayor Hays stated that the tax resolution would once again be on the City Council's Agenda for April 28th. The status of that resolution, as to whether it will be only a public hearing and/or read for adoption, will be largely determined based on public feed-back during the next two weeks. Thus, to support the Mayor's public announcement for his position of caution regarding the proposed sales tax increase I would urge all NLAN Members to contact him, as well as Ward 4 Aldermen Hight & Witcher, and express their questions and points of concern, too! The phone numbers and e-mail addresses required to do so are posted on the right side of our blog. They all need to continue to hear from us, now! Please don't hesitate - this proposal is too important with a "quality of life impact" at stake to remain silent and let someone else speak up for you! May I borrow a phrase from "Nike" and close with: "Just Do It!"

Call or e-mail our council reps and the mayor!
Mayor Patrick Henry Hays
Telephone: 340.5301
E-Mail: mayor@northlittlerock.ar.gov
Charlie Hight - Ward 4 Alderman
Telephone: 758.8396
E-Mail: CHight@northlittlerock.ar.gov
Murry Witcher - Ward 4 Alderman
Telephone: 835.0009
E-Mail: MWitcher@northlittlerock.ar.gov

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