The tank rolls

Proposed projects for the 2019 Specific Purpose Tax (6th penny tax) topped the discussion during the regularly scheduled meeting of the Riverside Town Council at 6 p.m. on Nov. 8 at Riverside Town Hall. The council also discussed what to do with money that they would be receiving from the early cancellation of the 2009 Specific Purpose Tax and an excess amount in the town’s checking account.

As the council and mayor Leroy Stephenson were going through the financials, Stephenson brought up the amount of $181,000 sitting in the town’s checking account and whether it was wise to keep that much mo...