Tea Parties, Sierra Club Come Together to Fight Tax Hike

Here's something you don't see every day: the Sierra Club agreeing with Tea Party folks.

Their respective reasons may vary, but the two groups are urging voters to reject the upcoming "Road Tax Referendum" in Central Florida.

The Central Florida Group of the Sierra Club noted that the proposed 1-cent, 10-year sales tax hike in Osceola County would raise rates there to 8 percent -- on a par with the nation's biggest cities.

The group blasted County Commissioners for refusing "for years to make growth pay for itself and the county now faces a glut of homes without the infrastructure to carry the growth."

Not surprisingly, Tea Partiers don't like the tax, either. Just on general principle.

In a semi-related development, a group called "Ax the Tax"announced today that it will oppose a sales tax referendum in Hillsborough County. The tax hike would help to pay for a rail project there.

A news conference will be held at 11 a.m. at the Hillsborough County Commission Building, 601 E. Kennedy Blvd., Tampa. Florida Taxpayers Union President John Hallman and Tom Gaitens of FreedomWorks will be among the speakers.