Now that Orange County commissioners have voted to put a 1/4 cent sales tax hike on the Nov ballot — voters rejected the tax hike last November — the Chapel Hill News reports this comment from County Manager Frank Clifton: (emphasis is mine).
For the last referendum, the county spent $40,000 on a media campaign to inform voters about the tax and where its revenue would go.
Commissioners and County Manager Frank Clifton said for this year’s tax, there needs to be a more specific outline of how tax monies would be spent, and an education campaign that is more objective.
So how much public money is Orange County going to spend this time? And what will be different about the new “education” campaign?
