The Bexar County Commissioners Court voted unanimously earlier this month to present San Antonio voters with a $415 million venue tax increase measure on the May ballot.
From KSAT.com:
The six projects include: about $125 million to finish an extension of the San
Antonio River, about $100 million to convert Municipal Auditorium into a
performing arts center, $100 million for improvements to the AT&T Center and
Freeman Coliseum, $80 million for various amateur sports facilities across the
city, $4 million for the Briscoe Art Museum and $6 million for the Alameda
Theatre.
Basically, a lot of money for tourism projects.
San Antonio is a great city - if you haven't been, go as soon as you can, and see the Alamo early in the morning before the throng of tourists spoils the ambience - but do San Antonio taxpayers really need to be saddled with this?
Marc Levin with Texans for Fiscal Responsibility has a great breakdown on what kind of damage this tax hike could do to San Antonio.
1 comment:
The City of San Antonio has experienced a windfall increase in sales tax revenues which should be used for projects such as these (the City should also reduce the tax rate). Instead, the City is spending the surplus like drunken sailors and asking for still more money from the taxpayers.
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