Fayette County Superintendent Demetrus Liggins and the Fayette County school board agreed Thursday night to drop the idea of raising the occupational licensing tax to raise revenue for a budget beset by inflationary pressures and federal funding cuts.
This was a prudent move. There was little appetite from either business leaders or the public for higher taxes, particularly when so many questions remain about Fayette County’s financial status.
While Liggins has pledged to do better with communications and transparency, we believe there are several questions that must be answered to regain the public’s trust and convince them the current appointed and elected leadership should stay in their jobs…