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| Even if the Board of County Commissioners wanted to do so--we cannot vote to repeal the 4-cent gas tax at tomorrow's regular meeting. This would have to be noticed, and any such vote would have to come at a subsequent meeting after the notice to the public. |
There has been a ruckus stirred up, to the point of getting citizens exercised, lathered, and all worked up over a vote that will not even happen tomorrow at our regular Board of County Commissioner's meeting.
It is a shame folks fell for this misinformation......
For all the folks who saw a "posting" on a social media site talking about a vote at this weeks BCC meeting on whether or not to continue the 4-Cent gas tax to fund public transportation locally--here is a newsflash for you. There is no vote on this tax tomorrow. This is NOT what is on the agenda. The item on the agenda is simply a public hearing on an Interlocal agreement between Pensacola and Escambia County.
Furthermore---even if the BCC wanted to vote tomorrow at our meeting to repeal the tax--legally we could not do so!
According to our attorney--the only way we could legally repeal this tax is by noticing the public about the tax, and then voting on this tax at a subsequent, noticed public meeting.
It is a shame that folks believed this incorrect information, this misinformation.
But the truth of the matter is quite simple: This will not be voted upon tomorrow.
