I'll Eat Somewhere Else
Diners at Ocean Springs restaurants may have to pay a 2 percent tax in coming years.
If this passes I'll just eat in Gautier, D'Iberville or Biloxi.
Moran said part of the taxes will pay for a proposed sports facility on Highway 57. She said people attending tournaments at the facility are expected to bring about $1 million a year into Ocean Springs' restaurants and bars. She said that even if city restaurants and bars lost any revenues from having to increase the tax, they would regain those revenues back through the events brought in by the investments the city will make.
One HUGE problem with her theory, Highway 57 is closer to the restaurants in Gautier then the dining facilities in Ocean Springs. Am I really suppose to believe that tourist will drive out of their way in order to dine in Ocean Springs and pay an additional 2% in taxes when they can eat in Gautier for less and have a shorter drive? Also having participated in many soccer tournaments I know first hand MANY parents bring drinks, and food stuffs with them so they will not have to spend additional money dining out, others take advantage of the food items provided at concession stands which probably would not be subject to the tax.
Then there is the fact the Choctaws are planning to build a casino on Highway 57, do we really want a sports complex for children next to a casino?
- Hometown Meme
After reading the MEME on A Gentleman's Domain, I decided to play. I have to answer the questions about my hometown. ONLY ONE answer for each of the questions. No ties! I had to decide between Meridian and Ocean Springs as those are the only two places...
- Residents Of Jackson County Not Allowed To Voice Their Opinion On Choctaw Casino
In 1990, about 60 percent of the county voters rejected gambling. Now the Choctaws want to ram it down our throats. If they want a casino on the Gulf Coast, why don't they put it in Harrison or Hancock County where the residents voted FOR GAMBLING?...
- Reasons To Vote No To Choctaw Casino
Before they can build the proposed casino, the Mississippi Band of Choctaws will have to gain approval from two government bodies, the U.S. Department of Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Mississippi governor's office said Jason Giles,...
- I Would Just Like To Be Able To Use The Bridge
Ocean Springs Mayor Connie Moran would like to have a mural, mosaic or other piece of artwork on the Ocean Springs side of the U.S. 90 Biloxi Bay bridge. And, she would like for the Mississippi Department of Transportation to pay for it. The original...
- Slush Funds In Mississippi
Some of my long time readers probably remember my post She Pays City Taxes But She Doesn't Have City Water & Katrina Funds Used For a Pavilion in Ocean Springs about the woman who couldn't get city water even though she lives inside the city limits...