The Rev. A. Lincoln James Jr., pastor of Trinity Baptist Church, talks up his support for the meals tax at a City Hall press conference Tuesday. Mayor Levar M. Stoney, left, listens as 17 other ministers and Sheriff Antionette V. Irving, right, demonstrate the community support for his plan to generate money to build several new schools.
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City Council vote on meals tax hike set for Feb.12
Proving more adept at corralling a majority of City Council votes on a big issue than former Mayors L. Douglas Wilder and Dwight C. Jones, Mayor Levar M. Stoney is rushing to gain quick approval of his plan to raise the city’s current 6 percent meals tax by 1.5 cents.
