Apr 04 2007
A Glimmer of Hope on the Horizon
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The proponents of the Spaceport Tax might have had the lead in the count last night; in favor: 8,781 (50.6%), and opposed at: 8,577 (49.4%) but there still remains hope.
That hope comes in the form of 541 provisional ballots which remain uncounted and are expected to be counted by Thursday evening.
Currently those in favor of the tax are in the lead by 204 votes. Once the absentee and provisional ballots are tabulated though the positions may very well be flipped. It is this hope that I cling to.
No matter the outcome though it is without a doubt that this fight is going to be close and that neither side is going to give an inch until all is said and done and the fat lady has sung. Or in this case until the county’s canvassing board announce the official results.
Tensions continue to run high however and I wouldn’t be surprised to see a few people exchange heated words with one another over this. It’s going to be fight.
There is one thing that jumped out at me while I was reading these articles, ironically though the opponents of the tax spent only $1,000 in campaigns the proponents spent over $100,000 [source] and still the race is so close. A $100,000 dollars spent on a snow job and only $1,000 to get people to see the truth. That says a lot.
