CRESWELL – Blowback from the Fourth of July is now affecting the City’s proposed gas tax.
A 3-cent gas tax eyed for the November ballot was rejected on Monday in a 5-2 vote, after councilors adduced “community unrest” and “mistrust” of City officials for the measure’s postulated future failure at the ballots.
The proposal called for a citizen vote to impose a tax on fuel dealers when they sell or distribute fuel within the city. The…
