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Ten Years Ago

November 23, 2006

By a 3-2 vote, the Waitsburg City Council chose for a second year in a row to forgo a 1% increase in municipal taxes allowed by law without a vote of the people. The motion to not implement the tax increase was made by Councilman Orville Branson. Joining Branson in voting in favor were councilmen Larry Clinton and Larry Johnson. Councilwoman Markeeta Little Wolf and Councilman Jim Helm opposed.

The second goal of the Waitsburg Community Revitalization Committee (WCRC) – the restoration, renovation and preservation of Wait’s Mill – advanced another step...