Well, it’s about time:
The State Supreme Court has denied an anti-tax group’s protest of the results of the Nov. 6 penny sales-tax referendum, paving the way for delayed improvements to the bus system.
In a short, to-the-point order dated Thursday, the court denied the request by Michael Letts to overturn the vote increasing the sales tax to 8-cents-on-the-dollar.
“It’s about time the community was allowed to do what they voted to do in November,” Bob Schneider, director of the Central Midlands Regional Transit Authority, said Friday.
Frannie Heizer, CMRTA attorney, said a copy of the order was forwarded to the SC Department of Revenue, and that she would expect collections of the additional sales tax to start May 1, as originally planned.
Schneider said he’s prepared to institute basic route improvements to bus service by June 1…
Now, when our new, public-transit-riding Pope comes to Columbia, he’ll have a way to get around…
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Let’s just hope they get this right. The city needs good public transportation. Too bad the voters didn’t reject the penny in protest over the diabolical hospitality tax. But since my side has lost that battle, at least for now, lets move forward.
Well, since it’s ostensibly a voting rights issue, it might be time to take this case to the federal court system…
Can’t wait to see the job postings for those thousands of jobs that were tied to the tax increase..
Hook, line, and sinker, suckers.
Word on the street is that Lillian McBride is asking for a transfer… she wants to supervise these thousands of employees.
I thought this was shot down.
Looking forward to seeing this money put to good use in building an efficient and useful bus system with plenty of smart routes, frequent buses, and safe conditions.