From the Anderson Herald-Bulletin:
After a one-year hiatus, the owners of vehicles in Madison County will once again have to pay an excise surtax and wheel tax beginning in January.
The Madison County Council Monday night voted 4-3 to reinstate the taxes, usually referred to simply as the wheel tax. Councilmen David McCartney, R-District 1; Rick Gardner, R-District 4; and Buddy Patterson, D-District 2, voted against the measure.
Enacted in 2009, the tax was rescinded by the previous County Council in April 2012 over the objections of Madison town and city government officials who said its elimination would hamper local road maintenance and paving programs. Money from the wheel tax can only be used to maintain and pave roads.
The surtax on passenger vehicles and small trucks will be $25 annually; the additional fee for relatively small trailers will be $5. The tax will also apply to recreational and other vehicles.
The council approved one amendment that will lower the wheel taxes on semitrailers to $15 from $40. Tractors will still have to pay the full $40 fee.
That change was approved because two large county employers, Carter Express and Red Gold, both operate large fleets of trucks and trailers, and also employ many county residents.
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http://heraldbulletin.com/local/x6237430/County-Council-reinstates-wheel-tax-with-minor-changes
