The bad guys are already regrouping.

Remember how I told you yesterday that the pro-tax types will bring up the Thayer sales tax again?

Well, they're already plotting, and they want to bring it up SOONER than next year's November election, which I assumed would be their first chance.

This comes from the WPDQ. I can't link directly to the story because of the retarded way their site is set up, and the story will disappear in a day or so:

Thayer may put sales taxrequest on another ballot

Thayer voters, by a 196 “no’’ to 115 “yes’ margin, have rejected a half-cent city sales tax to fund development in the city and hire an economic developer, according to the Oregon County Clerk’s office.

Thayer Community Betterment Association President Bob Eckman today told The Quill he is disappointed in the results and believes his group needs to do a better job educating the voters on the need for the tax.

“I thought we did a good job and I think if those who voted ‘no’ understood the value of an economic developer, they would vote in favor. We’re not giving up,” Eckman said. He said he hopes the city council will approve putting the issue on the April ballot.

In a press release prior to the election, Eckman reported that if the tax passed, it would generate an additional $175,000 per year.