Get the fork out...

...it's Election Day (finally!), and it's time to send this meals tax thing back to the kitchen.

It's been about ten days since our last post, and we've sure been busy. The Coalition has been canvassing voters, sporting our "No Meals Tax" buttons, marching in the Leesburg Halloween parade, writing "Letters to the Editor", and raising awareness everywhere we can - especially with the Loudoun and DC-area press corps.

The Coalition also held a very successful press conference on Tuesday Oct 28th at The Dock Restaurant in Lansdowne (thanks to the great owners, Rick and Scott, for their hospitality). The Loudoun Times Mirror and Leesburg Today attended, as did Channel 5/WTTG and NewsChannel 8. Patricia and I also spoke that day to WTOP and WMAL radio. Attending were Rick of The Dock Restaurant, as well as Supervisor Eugene Delgaudio, Leesburg Councilman Ken Reid, and taxpayer advocate Jim Parmelee.

On Friday Oct 31st, Patricia took the time to appear on a special 30 minute program at News Channel 8 studios in Arlington to advocate for taxpayers for a story about the food tax referendum here in Loudoun (we're still hunting down the video...)

And, as you'll recall from several posts ago, we also took our case to a well-attended public hearing of the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors on Oct 20th.

Our work is almost done - but we've got one more day left. So we urge all of you - especially our Coalition members - to get out there and vote, and encourage your friends and neighbors to vote as well. We need your support to ensure the defeat of this referendum. We don't need to restate the reasons - those are clearly laid out here in numerous statements and posts. We just need to give our effort one last push and burst of energy to send the strongest and clearest message possible.

Remember - VA polls are open from 6am to 7pm.

Patricia and I will post a media statement here tomorrow evening once returns come in and the results on the food tax referendum becomes clear...