Roanoke city’s food and beverage or “meals tax” will rise by 1 percent for the fiscal year starting July 1st – but it will “sunset” in two years after an amendment was introduced today before the tax hike was voted on.
The ordinance raising the meals tax passed on a 5-1 vote with one council member absent. It was first proposed as a 1.5 percent hike before being reduced to one percent. Mayor Joe Cobb:
