Less than a week before the final votes are cast in the general election, Tampa Bay leaders on both side of the political aisle are voicing their concerns over future infrastructure projects in Hillsborough County and making the case for why voters should say yes to renewing the Community Investment Tax - the half-penny sales tax set to expire in 2026. The latest opinion piece comes from Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister, a registered Republican, and the Chairman of the Hillsborough Board of County Commissioners Harry Cohen, a registered Democrat.
Click to read their Letter to the Editor published in the Tampa Bay Times.
It reads, in part:
Hillsborough County Voters are poised to make a historic decision to continue our investment in public safety, which will affect the security of our families and neighborhoods for generations... The revenue it would generate over 15 years is essential to ensuring we can invest to keep our growing community safe..."