The following letter from Senator Ryan P. Aument of the 36th Senatorial District – which includes Columbia – was submitted by a Columbia Spy reader (name withheld by request). The letter is a response to the reader’s questions about property tax elimination. In the letter, Aument states that he co-sponsored Senate Bill 76, a proposal to eliminate school property tax. Lieutenant Governor Michael J. Stack cast a tie-breaking vote resulting in a 25-24 defeat of the proposal.
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