Oconee County wants more of your money.

They can’t seem to get enough!

Did you know the Oconee County Council just raised property taxes by nearly a million dollars?

Now, without even taking a breath, they want to impose an additional 1% sales tax?

Why should you trust the County Council with even more of your money? They have:
Given away millions to private developers -- including $3.5 Million to build Pointe West, $1 Million to the City of Seneca to pay a developer to build the New Hampton Inn, and sold the old courthouse for ten dollars (and then gave the developer a $300,000 grant);
Purchased hundreds of acres for economic development speculations -- including $2.5 Million to purchase 415 acres at Echo Hills and $2.4 Million for site work for prospective manufacturers;
Robbed the road maintenance fund to pay for other things, while we are driving over potholes.
Councilman Joel Thrift has admitted that the county often uses road funds when dealing with other budget shortfalls.

This Council even wants you to vote for increasing your own taxes on a ballot referendum in November, 2014.

To top it all, the City of Seneca increased property taxes, utility rates, and hospitality and accommodation taxes.

And the City of Walhalla imposed rate increases on its utilities.

My wife and I are longtime residents of the county and, like you -- we are tired of the county government wasting our hard-earned money.

Will you join us in fighting against yet another intrusion into our wallets?

There is strength in numbers!

The voters in Oconee defeated a similar referendum back in 2006.

Let's stop this BEFORE it even gets on the ballot!

Here’s what you can do to help:

First, please sign this petition RIGHT NOW demanding that the County Council drop this 1% sales tax referendum.

Second, share this link with all your friends, family, and neighbors in Oconee County, so they can sign the petition too.

Ask them to join in the fight to prevent yet another intrusion into our wallets.

Do you know what’s worse?

According to Oconee County’s 2012 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR), it appears that on June 30, 2012, the County had about $22.5 million in unrestricted funds (also known as a “slush fund.”)

Why are they asking for more money from you instead of using the available revenue sitting in their slush fund?

They’ve already increased property taxes, utility rates, and hospitality and accommodation taxes; now they want to impose a 1% sales tax!

Are you fed up?

Make sure you sign the petition!

Then, forward it to others and ask them to join the growing movement against this sales tax increase.

If taxpayers don’t act now to stop this, the County Council will continue to get away with squandering our hard-earned money.

By working together, we can thwart their plans.

Every time you pay more in taxes, you lose a little bit more of your freedom and liberty.

I believe we all can handle our money more frugally than the County Council, and we know how to spend it wisely.

In Liberty,

Brit Adams
Oconee County Campaign for Liberty
Recruit, Equip, Train, Mobilize
(864)247-8599
catfish107@gmail.com

P.S. Oconee County wants to increase your sales tax! They waste what they already have, and they have more than enough of your hard-earned money sitting in a slush fund. They certainly don’t need more!

It is critical that you follow this link and sign the petition against the sales tax increase in Oconee County RIGHT AWAY.

Please join us now, and gather your friends and families to help in this fight, too. Sign the petition TODAY!