This is why we need to be sure to let the town council know what the general public is thinking and what direction we want to see our town's taxation and permiting processes to take. Taxes can kill the hard working businesses and leave everybody without a job.

Bottom line is the town needs more money, and we have to figure out where to get this from without overburdening any one particular group or industry.

Our tourists are already taxed to the max and they are feeling the pinch. We can't have their numbers going down because small hotels, dive shops etc are already having a hard time keeping afloat.