The citizens of Caney have provided enough signatures to force a proposed city tax increase to an election ballot. According to the Montgomery County Chronicle, resident Christian Franklin organized the effort to require the City to hold a special election in early 2023 to decide the issue.

 

Montgomery County Clerk Charlotte Scott Schmidt has been asked for a cost estimate to conduct the special election, which will likely be held sometime in February or March 2023.

 

The proposed tax increase for Caney would raise an additional 2-mills in city property taxes with the revenue slated for police, fire and EMS equipment and vehicle purchases.

 

The signature initiative needed 59 signatures to force the issue to a vote. The campaign received 138 total signatures and 127 were deemed valid by Scott Schmidt.