Community Corner
Advertisements In Oconee County Weekly Newspapers Tout Referendum 2 But Don't Say It Is For Liquor By The Drink
The advertisements might be confused with pitches for the Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax referendum on the ballot.
Oconee County voters who want to improve the quality of life in the county, enhance the county’s infrastructure and spur economic development should vote Yes on Referendum 2 on Nov. 4, according to advertisements in today’s edition of both of the county’s weekly newspapers.
Voting for the referendum will make sales tax revenue go up and property taxes go down, the half-page advertisement in The Oconee Enterprise claims.
The full-page advertisement in The Oconee Leader states that Referendum 2 will increase funding for water and sewer services and for public works, i.e., roads and bridges.
Referendum 2 will increase funding for parks and recreation, the advertisements in both papers assert.
Neither advertisement mentions what Referendum 2 actually is about, and voters might think they are being asked to vote for the Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax, which is on the Nov. 4 ballot.
If approved, the 1 percent sales tax will generate funds designated for the county’s parks, for water and sewer projects, for roads and bridges, and for economic development.
Referendum 2, it turns out, is for liquor by the drink.
For something of an explanation, go to Oconee County Observations.