{"id":95257,"date":"2021-02-03T20:00:38","date_gmt":"2021-02-04T01:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=95257"},"modified":"2021-02-06T06:33:57","modified_gmt":"2021-02-06T11:33:57","slug":"video-councils-weigh-in-on-fb-tax-increase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2021\/02\/03\/video-councils-weigh-in-on-fb-tax-increase\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: Councils weigh in on the F&#038;B Tax increase"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_95258\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-95258\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/233723.jpg\" alt=\"F&#038;B Tax increase\" width=\"960\" height=\"436\" class=\"size-full wp-image-95258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/233723.jpg 960w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/233723-300x136.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/233723-768x349.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/233723-150x68.jpg 150w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/233723-696x316.jpg 696w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/233723-925x420.jpg 925w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-95258\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Allen Count Councilman Kyle Kerly during the news conference to talk about the proposed Food and Beverage Tax increase. Photo taken February 3, 2021.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Today, the City and Allen County Councils and New Haven Mayor Steven McMichael held a news conference to weigh in on the F&#038;B Tax increase at Don Hall&#8217;s Gas House in downtown Fort Wayne, Indiana.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The news conference was to announced resolutions that would go to state legislators voicing opposition to Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry&#8217;s proposal to raise the county&#8217;s Food and Beverage Tax by 1% or $0.01 per dollar spent.<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"aqEJOtpWCtY\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"2021\/02\/03: Fort Wayne Indiana&#039;s City Council on proposed Food and Beverage Tax increase\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aqEJOtpWCtY?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>ngg_shortcode_0_placeholder<br \/>\n<\/center><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/tag\/allen-county-supplemental-food-and-beverage-tax\/\">View other AFW posts on the Allen County Supplemental Food and Beverage Tax<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Related Images:<\/h3><div class=\"ngg-related-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/71709.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Mayor Tom Henry announces call for referendum vote on the gaming issue during a press conference on February 27, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='89eb5c03e090cebb89dd448af10dd360' data-image-id=\"199\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/71709.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_71709.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/02\/27: Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry\" data-description=\"Mayor Tom Henry announces call for referendum vote on the gaming issue during a press conference on February 27, 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2009\/02\/27: Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2009\/02\/27: Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"199\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_71709.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/71710.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Mayor Tom Henry shakes hands with Allen County Councilman Paul Moss after the press conference announcing his decision to seek a referendum vote on the gaming issue.  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Photo taken February 27, 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2009\/02\/27: Mayor Tom Henry shakes hands with Allen County Councilman Paul Moss\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2009\/02\/27: Mayor Tom Henry shakes hands with Allen County Councilman Paul Moss\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"200\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_71710.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/71714.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"City Councilman Tim Pape makes a brief comment during the Mayor&#039;s press conference calling for referendum vote on the gaming issue.  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Photo taken May 1, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='89eb5c03e090cebb89dd448af10dd360' data-image-id=\"1693\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/85078.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_85078.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/05\/01: Mayor Tom Henry\" data-description=\"Mayor Tom Henry addresses the press about the City&#039;s hiring of lobbyists to promote a referendum vote on gaming. Deputy Mayor Greg Purcell is in the background. 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Photo taken May 1, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='89eb5c03e090cebb89dd448af10dd360' data-image-id=\"1694\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/85080.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_85080.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/05\/01: Mayor Tom Henry\" data-description=\"Mayor Tom Henry addresses the press about the City&#039;s hiring of lobbyists to promote a referendum vote on gaming.  Deputy Mayor Greg Purcell is on the left and City Corporate Counsel Tim Haffner is on the right.  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Photo taken May 1, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='89eb5c03e090cebb89dd448af10dd360' data-image-id=\"1695\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/85088.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_85088.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/05\/01: Mayor Tom Henry\" data-description=\"Mayor Tom Henry addresses the press about the City&#039;s hiring of lobbyists to promote a referendum vote on gaming.  Deputy Mayor Greg Purcell is in the background.  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