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Food tax meetings largely ignored

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By Don Del Rosso
Source: Fauquier Times-Democrat
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8 2008

The Meeting

Topic: County’s proposed 4-percent food and beverage tax

When: 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 14

Where: Liberty High School, 6300 Independence Ave., Warrenton.

Sponsor: County board of supervisors

Background: Fauquier voters will decide on Nov. 4 whether to approve the tax; businesses in Fauquier's three towns, Warrenton, Remington and The Plains, would be exempt; levy would generate up to $2.2 million annually on prepared food and beverages; money would be spent on capital improvements, especially school projects

Food tax meetings largely ignored

By Don Del Rosso

Times-Democrat Staff Writer

Maybe three will be the charm for the county's public information meetings on a proposed food and beverage tax.

Fauquier's board of supervisors will hold the third and last such get-together at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 14, at Liberty High School (LHS).

So far residents and affected businesses have largely ignored the meetings.

Indeed, no one attended the one on Sept. 22 at Marshall Middle School, and only 15 to 20 went to the Oct. 2 meeting at Fauquier High School (FHS).

The FHS turnout disappointed Supervisor Terry Nyhous (Center District), who said he expected 50 to 100 people to attend.

But Nyhous said he understands how hard it can be for working parents to attend night meetings in a county where "60 percent" of the workforce commutes.

"I remember what a working parent's life is like," he said. "You get the kids settled, there's homework, put them to bed and there's Little League" practice.

For the full story, read the Oct. 8 Fauquier Times-Democrat



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