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One response to “Growing Skepticism of Proposed Henrico Meals Tax”

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   Breckinridge

   August 13, 2013

   It is always easier to seek forgiveness than permission. Henrico and Chesterfield have failed to get permission for a meals tax before. Richmond’s city fathers and mothers didn’t need voter approval and years ago got forgiveness for a meals tax. I suspect this vote is going to go against the Board of Supervisors, in part because of who votes in gubernatorial years and in part because of the problems surfacing in the school division executive offices.

   Whether or not the Board gets away with breaking the law against advocacy will depend on some county taxpayer taking them to court. I assume freeholder suits are still an option. Maybe the supervisors don’t cross the line but their toes are right on it. A judge is paid to decide. So far your call to action is producing a whole lot of cricket noise.

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