Election 2020: Down to the wire on Perry County safety tax referendum
If the coronavirus causes a worldwide recession, all the more reason Perry County voters should reject the county's half-cent sales tax increase on the primary ballot this coming Tuesday, says Du Quoin Mayor Guy Alongi. A vocal critic of the proposal both now and last April, Alongi said the coronavirus's effect on the economy is adding fuel to his argument against the tax, saying Du Quoin's two biggest sales-tax producers -- Walmart and the Prysmian Group (formerly General Cable) might well be hit hard by a recession.
Mar 13, 2020 11:30 AM
