Capital Project Sales Tax Referendum – VOTE NO
Greenville, SC / September 26, 2024 — South Carolina’s Greenville County Republican Party (GCRP) says voters are being misled by the upcoming vote for more taxes, and should vote a resounding NO. The ballot item, called ‘Capital Project’ Sales Tax Referendum was put on the November ballots by Greenville County Council members, including several councilmen who were since voted out of office in the June Republican primary.
Greenville County voters already pay for road repairs. The referendum also presents many unanswered questions which could prove even more costly to taxpayers. Thus, GCRP agrees with Councilman Benton Blount’s view as expressed in his Substack (bentonblount.substack.com) dated August 3, 2024, that “voting against this tax might be the only way to ensure we get a more responsible and well-rounded proposal in the future…..”
In November, Greenville County voters will be asked, on their ballot:
Must a special one percent sales and use tax be imposed in Greenville County for not more than 8 years to raise the amounts specified for the following purposes? (…) The full text of the ballot question can be viewed here: https://greenvillecountyroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/240603-Final-Ballot-Question.pdf
The Greenville County Republican Party shares the reasoning provided by Councilman Benton Blount that the answer to this question should be NO for several reasons:
- Over 30% of paving projects are CUL-DE-SACS
- Over 31% of the paving mileage are STATE ROADS
- Guarantee of reimbursement from the State = ZERO
- Resurfacing roads such as Salters Rd, that was built just over 2 YEARS AGO
- Handles road congestion by DECREASING lanes on Wade Hampton
- It requires new County Budget line items to create a new department to handle the projects. The department CANNOT BE FUNDED WITH SALES TAX
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The Greenville County Republican Party (GCRP) represents Republican voters in Greenville County, SC. The Chairman is Yvonne Julian at 864-360-9246 (cell). The State Executive Committeeman is Jeff Davis at 843-901-8036 (cell). The GCRP hosts Coffee & Politics, a political discussion each Friday from 11am – 1pm. The GCRP also offers a variety of events and educational opportunities including poll watching classes for the November 5th general election. For more information go to GreenvilleGOP.com.
Source: Greenville County Republican Party
Contact: Linda Young; 864-787-7522; LVYoung@mmzero.com
Greenville County Republican Party | 2505 Wade Hampton Blvd | Greenville, SC 29615
www.GreenvilleGOP.com | team@GreenvilleGOP.com | 864-243-8528 (office)
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