> “This is a local issue but one I suspect is going on across the country.”
It is not here yet, but it is being discussed. BTW, thank Richard Nixon for that. The Clean Water Act is what is requiring that now.
The EPA appealed to the greed of the city council. They simply suggested it and told the city that they could use the money however they wished.
What really stirred things up is the fact that the county owns several lots around town that they use and ended up being the primary target of the tax.