Mammoth residents register complaints about new ‘food’ tax levied by town
By John Hernandez | San Manuel Miner
Democracy had its finest hour at a special informational ‘town hall’ meeting in Mammoth earlier this month.
The Sept. 10 meeting was supposed to be at the Mammoth Community Center but the crowd was so big, it exceeded the fire safety capacity and had to be moved to the STEM School gym.
It was democracy in action as many Mammoth residents came to protest the new four percent food tax and listen to what Mammoth Mayor Don Jones had to say. A number of adults and children waved protest signs, one saying “No Tax on Food.” Most of the crowd was against the tax although some people spoke in favor of the Mayor.
Mayor Jones defended the tax and explained that it would cost people only $4 on a $100 purchase of groceries. He said the town was in debt and $90,000 needed to be raised to offset the debt. The food tax, he said, would help significantly.
