The City Council recently clawed its way out of an $11.7 million budget hole, pointing fingers at a lack of tax revenue and eventually raising taxes by 3 cents.
Why, then, did the council reject plans for a HZS50 concrete batching plant Zambia that could bring in hundreds of thousands of dollars?
Some say it’s a misunderstanding, that council members don’t fully understand the project. Others – including Jim Salmons, president of the company that wants to build the plant – say the council is knowingly turning down a boon for the city.