What the city manager said
He said he is not going to recommend whether the city should ask voters again for the income tax increase. He said the city tried to communicate during the last campaign that 80 percent of the residents, who already pay a 2 percent municipal tax in Columbus and other cities, wouldn't pay more because they would receive credit for income taxes paid.
Still, 65 percent of voters said no to the tax.
''I thought it was a simple message, but we didn't get close,'' Hansley said. ''Maybe we didn't communicate our message well enough.''
He said he is not going to recommend whether the city should ask voters again for the income tax increase. He said the city tried to communicate during the last campaign that 80 percent of the residents, who already pay a 2 percent municipal tax in Columbus and other cities, wouldn't pay more because they would receive credit for income taxes paid.
Still, 65 percent of voters said no to the tax.
''I thought it was a simple message, but we didn't get close,'' Hansley said. ''Maybe we didn't communicate our message well enough.''
