North Little Rock Sales Tax special election for 2017

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The North Little Rock City Council held a special meeting to vote for a special election sales tax increase. The tax increase would go to items that the City of North Little Rock should have budgeted first but didn't. Items like Police, Fire, Sanitation, & Infastructure have been neglected in favor of tourist projects like the NLR Trolley. In addition, city employees and elected officials received a 3 percent raise in 2016 and a 2 percent raise for this year at costs of $1.09 million and $1.28 million, respectively, for a total of $2.37 million of the $3.69 million taken from North Little Rock's savings in those two years to balance the general fund budget.

A carryover of funds is an accounting measure and doesn't involve an actual transfer of city cash, city Finance Director Karen Scott has said previously. Mayor Joe Smith has made some cuts to the city budget, but some items that aren't needed are still being funded. In 2011, then North Little Rock Mayor Pat Hays pushed for a sales tax in another special election. The tax increase was defeated by conservative activist. The campaign was managed by me.

Kenny Wallis speaks against the North Little Rock Sales Tax increase of 2017 4691
https://youtu.be/LWStVx4lyp8

North Little Rock City Council discussion on the 2017 special election tax increase 1 4699
https://youtu.be/WrlelikBHOw

North Little Rock City Council discussion on the 2017 special election tax increase 2 4700
https://youtu.be/aR-5F6faKq4

Mark Clinton talks about tax increases in North Little Rock
https://youtu.be/tkNksu5GKqM

[keeparkansaslegal]

I'll work on a campaign to deal with this election. Other organizations may help out to. I lost the password to this page years ago and just found it.