Senator wants Cumberland County to share restaurant tax
A state senator is threatening to repeal Cumberland County’s food and beverage tax unless the county agrees to share some of the funds with the city of Fayetteville and towns in the county.Sen. Ben Clark, a Democrat who represents Hoke County and part of Cumberland County, sent Cumberland County commissioners and members of the Fayetteville City Council an email Wednesday night that included a draft of a bill that would end the tax on Jan. 1. Other local lawmakers were copied […]
