Recently, Lenoir City councilwoman, Jennifer Wampler, took to social media to bemoan the price of gas.
Lenoir City Councilwoman Jennifer Lauderdale Wampler
So Fun-It Looks Like We Are In For A Lean Winter
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back in 2017, councilwoman Wampler and the entire Lenoir City
council voted to support higher gas prices by voting for a gas
tax increase. Did Ms. Wampler and council not understand that
voting for higher gas taxes would make gas cost more?
Not picking on anybody, just pointing out the obvious. City council backs gas tax News-Herald.net Lenoir City Council approved a resolution Monday supporting Gov. Bill Haslam’s recommendation to increase the state gas tax. Vice Mayor Eddie Simpson made a motion and Councilwoman Jennifer Wampler seconded in order to send the resolution to Nashville. The vote passed 6-0. Simpson, who also serves as the county’s road superintendent, wanted the resolution on Monday’s agenda to emphasize what the county and city have to gain from implementing the tax.
“I just think it’s a win-win thing if we
could ask (Haslam) to continue forth with the effort,”
Simpson said. “... News Herald 1/17
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