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Washington County resident urges council to reject ‘wheel tax,’ calls for ‘proclamation of freedom’
Summary
Lucy Bridal, a planning commission member, told the Washington County Council Dec. 1 she opposes a proposed wheel tax and urged officials to adopt a "proclamation of freedom" refusing grant conditions that would require local taxation; council members thanked her but took no formal action.
Lucy Bridal, a Washington County resident and member of the plan commission, urged the county council on Dec. 1 to oppose a potential "wheel tax" and to adopt a "proclamation of freedom" that would pledge the county not to accept grant funding tied to new local taxes.
"One of our great Supreme Court justices said that the power to tax is the…
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