A proposed tax increase, approved by the Caney City Council in November, is now headed to a vote of its residents.

 

 According to Montgomery County Clerk Charlotte Scott Schmidt, a petition organized by Christian Franklin provided more than twice the number of enough valid signatures of Caney registered voters to put the issue to an election ballot, likely to be held sometime in February or March of 2023.

 Franklin says the issue should be decided by a vote of the people, not just a vote of the council.

 The proposed tax increase, approved by the Caney City Council in November, would allocate an additional 2-mills in local property taxes for police, fire and EMS equipment and vehicle purchases. Franklin believes the motion to approve the tax increase was done too hastily, and says other options should have been considered. However, Franklin also says the outcome of the vote does not matter to her, as long as people vote.

 The cost and the actual date of the special election are yet to be determined.