3 Hall County Lawmakers Say Transportation Tax is Necessary

First appeared in the Gainesville Times, on April 26, 2012

State Sen. Butch Miller, Rep. Carl Rogers, and Rep. Emory Dunahoo Jr. have gone on record in support of the new sales tax.

Miller said he has “gone on record repeatedly for being in favor of” the tax, which would raise Hall County’s sales tax to 8 percent from 7 percent, “and the tea party is after me for it.

“And that’s OK. I spoke to a group of them a few weeks ago and said I’m going to give you all the information … and either convert you to my way of thinking or make me your enemy for life, and I don’t give a damn which.”

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