Holyoke - The Holyoke City Council at its March 3, 2009 meeting voted 13-2 to oppose Gov. Deval Patrick's proposed 19 cents per gallon gas tax. Holyoke joined the Agawam City Council in opposing the enormous increase.
City Councilor at Large Kevin Jourdain released the following statement in opposition to the gas tax hike: "When Holyokers are hurting and doing their very best to make ends meet, now is not the time to saddle their families with more taxes." Jourdain further commented, "what makes this outrageous tax increase even worse is the fact that it is entirely designed at giving a tax break to the people of Boston and their Big Dig project which has already cost Holyokers thousands in lost tax revenues and lost transportation dollars!"
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