Anti-tax group hires consultant

Rod Shealy Jr. will be working for the Citizens Against a Tax Increase, co-chairman Michael Letts said Monday. Letts said the campaign will include radio and direct mail.

Last week, the Greater Columbia Chamber confirmed it had hired a coordinator for its Citizens for a Greater Midlands campaign.

Voters will decide Nov. 2 whether to allow an additional penny-on-the-dollar sales tax to pay for road improvements, bus service, bike lanes, sidewalks and greenways.