Reduce Taxes
As for the recently proposed tourism tax that was pulled. I personally got involved with communicating with current members of Town Council as well with the use of social media to express my concerns.
A great number of residents started voicing their concerns on social media as well by email, which drew the attention of various Town Council Members. Three of the Council Members requested a Special Meeting to address the concerns of the public. I personally attended both meetings to express my concerns.
The residents of Mount Pleasant had no idea that a New Tax was being proposed and had already made it past the First Reading. There needs to be better transparency and accountability with our local government. Luckily the Mayor had an epiphany of his misguidance and backtracked the proposed tourism tax.
Anything that would impact the residents of the town like this, especially financially, needs to be put up for a VOTE. There should never be an opportunity for Town Council to utilize a majority of the Nine Council Members to decide the fate of the entire Town that would financially impact everyone.