It wasn?t even close, reports the Watauga Democrat:
Enough is enough.”
That was the theme of opponents of a proposed quarter-cent sales-tax increase, who cited the recession and $70 million in new high school debt in mounting their argument against a new tax increase.
With all precincts reporting, the Watauga County sales-tax referendum was defeated, with 4,428 against and 2,705 for, with 62 percent in the majority. That includes early voting, when 1,599 were against and 988 were for the quarter-cent sales tax increase for an indoor recreation center and community center.
Opponents made extensive use of the findings of a John Locke Foundation study of the proposed Watauga tax hike.
