Kimball City Attorney and Marion County Attorney Billy GougerJASPER, Tenn. — Growing mistrust from Marion County residents about the upcoming wheel tax referendum has county commissioners pushing to persuade the public.
In October, the commission avoided a possible special election by voting to put the wheel tax question on the March ballot.
If the tax passes, the referendum states that the commission will use that money to offset the property tax hike that was approved in August, Commission Chairman Les Price said.
Commissioner Mack Reeves said county residents simply don’t trust the commission to do what it says it will do with the money, and many think the wheel tax will be raised in the future.
“The question has been brought up to me while talking to people that they feel like we won’t leave [the wheel tax] at $50,” he said.