Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Councilman Josh Stites calls chamber 'political pawn' for supporting tax hike

The Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce is nothing more than a “political pawn” a rookie Metro councilman tweeted Monday in response to the chamber’s endorsement of Mayor Karl Dean’s property tax increase proposal last week.

District 13 Councilman Josh Stites, elected last fall, has earned a reputation for turning to Twitter to express his political views. Following the chamber and the Great Nashville Association of Realtors’ decisions to support the mayor’s tax hike, Stites chimed in on one of his Twitter accounts.

“Groups like the @RealtorsGNAR and @nashchamber can’t be taken serious on the tax increase,” Stites tweeted. “They are nothing more than political pawns.” (read more)

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