June 29, 2004

Horn Honkers

I didn't think I would find any coverage of the "Horn Honker's Reunion and FUNRaiser" sponsored by TNTaxRevolt.com, but there actually was....and it wasn't negative.

Surprisingly, the Tennessean did a story that wasn't too slanted (read it here), and the Williamson County Review Appeal also did a story on Spring Hill's mayor receiving award for his part in the passage of a Taxpayer Bill of Rights.

Almost one year after Spring Hill enacted a Taxpayer Bill of Rights (TABOR), the city’s mayor was recognized Saturday at a rally in Nashville for his part in passing the legislation.

A group of state income tax opponents known as the Tennessee Tax Revolt presented Mayor Ray Williams with a “Pioneer Award” for helping to create the amendment, which requires that Spring Hill hold a referendum for any proposed tax increase and also pledges the city would return any budget surplus to residents due to excess revenue in the city’s general fund balance.

“He was the first official who had the courage and the foresight to get this law enacted,” said Steve Carithers, a volunteer with Tennessee Tax Revolt. “That’s why we called it the Pioneer Award. Spring Hill has really become the testing ground.”

Now if we could only get more politicians to have some courage and foresight.

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