At public meetings, he rants and raves at anyone with a different opinion. But lately, he’s been doing handstands and high-fiving his cronies in celebration.
Now that the County Income Tax Council has raised the County Option Income Tax, or COIT, get ready for a big sucking sound from your paycheck starting Dec. 1 if you [...]

Higher taxes are all but certain for Madison County as the Alexandria City Council voted to approve COIT at its Oct. 19 meeting. The measure would primarily benefit Anderson city employees, but with Madison County taxpayers picking up the bulk of the tab.
Now with 49.5% of the County Income Tax Council’s “allocated votes,” the County [...]

Anderson City Council has approved a COIT increase. Now, the Madison County Council is set to face taxpayer fury on Oct. 26 at 7 p.m. in the Anderson City Hall Auditorium as it prepares to be the straw that broke the camel’s back if it supports an overwhelming new tax for all of Madison County.
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Garnering little attention is a meeting of the County Council on Thursday to discuss its own budget shortfall. The County Council will meet Oct. 8 at 5 p.m. in Council Chambers at the Madison County Government Center, Room 110.
An Oct. 6 story in the Herald Bulletin revealed Democrat councilmen reluctant to touch that “third rail” [...]