Who is going to
pay? The current Board of Supervisors or
the Tunica County Tax Payer?
On July 4, 2015, Judge Lackey ruled in favor of the Town of
Tunica and the Tunica County School District as it relates to the distribution
of gaming tax dollars in Tunica County.
As a part of this ruling, Judge Lackey wrote –
“Tunica County, Mississippi should be assessed with all attorney fees
for which the Town of Tunica and the Tunica County Schools are liable as a
result of this cause. Tunica County,
Mississippi should be assessed with interest at the highest legal rate on the
sums which have not been properly paid to the Town of Tunica and the Tunica
County School District as directed by House Bill 1002. Tunica County, Mississippi should be assessed
with all costs of this proceeding.”
The current Board of Supervisors voted to not follow the law
when they decided to stop paying the Town and School district. While under appeal, the County will
eventually have to pay them back. Who
knows if the county has the over $4 million it currently owes in money that it
did not disburse and presumably spent.
But the real question should be – Who is going to pay the interest and all
costs of the proceeding?
The current Board of Supervisors have already raised property taxes
by 386% in less than 4 years. Should the
taxpayers of Tunica County be held accountable for their irresponsible decision to not
follow House Bill 1002 or, should the individual current Board members be held financially
responsible for this action?
What are your thoughts?
Who should pay the highest interest allowed and all costs of this
misguided and unlawful decision?
Well the members that voted yes to it all need to pay up. Since they didn't follow the letter of the law I believe they are all bonded. So that should fall on the bonding companies who wrote the bonds. Isn't that how it works?
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