That Didn't Take Long

The City Council meeting tonight went pretty fast. It was over by a quarter after six. One thing they did do was pass a resolution against the state transportation bill, HB170. The state is looking to take a billion dollars from cities and counties, not to mention schools and police departments. They'll claim they didn't raise taxes, and local politicians will take the heat when they have to to make up the shortfall. This is what the Republican legislative super majority is bringing us.

Here's the article at ValdostaToday.com

Potential issues related to its passing may come from part of the plan to fund about half the money ($500 million) for a new $0.06 a gallon local excise tax on gasoline.  This would be subject to approval locally, but would replace the current SPLOST initiatives many communities and local governments use to fund projects, when those SPLOST initiatives expire.  Lawmakers believe it may be a tough sell to get local communities to hand over their SPLOST money to state politicians and trust they will provide needed improvements. [Emphasis ed.]

Do ya think?  Tonight was a prime example of that.