Normally, Mardi Gras is when we make all our money to pay our taxes and back bills.

I noticed that the sign on my corner was missing, but I just assumed it blew away in the hurricane.

It was a wise decision on his part. That's what a politician is supposed to do: listen to his constituents. Thankfully, he did.

If we don't cut taxes, we'll invent emergencies to spend the money on,

Even if we don't raise the taxes, so much more money is going to come in. That's the only thing the town needs to come out of the 18th century.

That money is no longer there, and now there is a gap. We'll see increases in property taxes result from that.