TCTV News Bites: What Should the Meals Tax Fund?

Town of Templeton public meeting · January 7, 2026

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Call to abolish meals tax; allegation funds misused

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Resident 1 urged the meeting to abolish the meals tax, saying the town has not used the revenue for the purposes voters were told and that the pattern of promises followed by different spending makes it hard to request funds. Resident 1 named the meals tax as the central issue and framed it as misuse of voter trust.

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At a Town of Templeton public meeting, two residents criticized the town's meals tax, saying revenue has not been used as promised and questioned specific equipment purchases and lease practices. One speaker cited a $7,080,000 figure and linked meals-tax revenue to the cost of a police cruiser; no formal action or response appears in the transcript.

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