Committee discusses rail spur project funds

On August 21, the Economic Development Committee held a joint meeting with City Council to discuss the economic development plan and what to do with the funds that had been purposed for the no longer feasible rail spur project.

Back in April, a public meeting was held in order to hear input pertaining to the .4 percent tax and whether or not it should still be collected. Only two members of the public attended the meeting in April and the proposed amendment would allow the tax to continue to be collected in order to fund future economic development projects.

At the August 21 meeting, d...