Gaston County is looking for $175 million in school bonds, while Monroe wants to slap a 1 percent prepared meals tax on the city so that it can build a — wait for it — a convention center.
How many times how you wanted a good reason to go to Monroe for a meeting? Me too.
They are actually voting on this mess in Monroe next week and the city is in full-spin mode.
Even though local residents say they are taxed enough already, officials are playing the other people will pay card.
“With the prepared meal tax, the citizens of Monroe will not be solely responsible for paying for the entire civic center,” said Mayor Pro Temp P.E. Bazemore. Anyone who eats in the town pays. Wonderful.
Guess that makes it practically free.
