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Residents urge action on grocery tax, child-care supports and vape retail placement during public comment
Summary
During public comment, a Moline grocery business owner criticized the forthcoming grocery tax as regressive and urged more public notice; Birth to 5 Illinois staff described child-care shortages and the need for crisis nursery and workforce supports; a homeowner urged buffer zones and spacing for vape/tobacco retailers near schools.
Three members of the public addressed the council on separate issues during the public-comment period.
Arthur Boddenbender, who identified himself as the operator of Katie's Import Foods on Seventh Street, criticized the city's handling of publicity for an impending grocery tax and called the levy "a regressive tax." "Number 1: taxing food. In my opinion, is a regressive tax," he said. Boddenbender said he learned about the council discussion only a day or two before the meeting through his alderperson and that the timing did…
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