Restaurant tax: No sale

“The restaurant tax ordinance is dead.”

Those were the words of Carrington Mayor Tom Erdmann when he asked for a motion to accept the second reading of the proposed tax at the last city council meeting.

During the meeting held on Monday, May 8, Erdmann asked for a motion three times. There were several residents in the audience and the room was silent.

Hearing no motion, Erdmann’s words were heard...