JSOnline’s Daywatch is reporting that the Milwaukee County Board has defeated immediate action on putting an advisory referendum on the September ballot asking for a new 0.25% sales tax for parks and cultural attractions by a vote of 10-9. Thus ends the good news.
The bad; they’ll be back next month to try, try again. Considering what the “ugly” is, the proposed referendum will be worse once approved.
The ugly: not all 10 who voted to wait a month think this is a bad idea. Quoting from the story: “Some said the advisory referendum as written would fail. Others said the sales tax increase should be 0.5%. Some argued that the county bus system also deserved a special sales tax.” What’s missing from the explanation? Taxes are too high already.
