As election day draws near and campaigning reaches its peak, I cannot help but notice City Council candidate Paul Selland’s signs promising that if elected, he will work to lower the Business and Occupancy (B & O) tax. I find it difficult to believe a candidate for political office does not know Covington has no local B & O tax. At best, Mr. Selland is uninformed and at worst, his campaign is attempting to mislead voters as he vows to tackle an issue which does not exist. Either way, this type of campaign represents everything wrong with modern politics; a candidate preying on the public’s concern about a “hot button” topic such as these two taxes, when the evidence points to the exact opposite: a city leadership that has been staunchly opposed to levying a B&O tax, or joining RTA since the inception of Covington being a city. There was a time not long ago when a political campaign was about a candidate’s vision for the future success and prosperity of our city. I long for those days and decry what often passes for politics today; nothing more than exploiting people’s fears.

Brooke Valentine

Kent