It's opportunity more than a tax.
Tax is a bad word.
It frightens a lot of people. It's an economic development opportunity. And Rankin's 500 or so registered voters on Saturday will have the choice of adopting or rejecting a half-cent ED tax the Rankin City Council hopes will stimulate the community's faltering economy. For groceries, other than convenience-store items, folks often drive to Midland, Odessa, McCamey or Crane to shop. The revenue could be used as an incentive to start up a grocery store in Rankin, which is 55 miles south of Midland off Texas Highway 349.