Spaceport Tax

It looks like the Spaceport tax will barely pass. It could go the other way, but 204 votes is a lot to pick up when there are only 541 out there. So barring an unknown error that might be revealed during a recount, Dona Ana county should pony up its share of the funds for the Spaceport America.

I voted for the measure. If you ask me, 25 cents per 100 dollars is not a lot to spend for the possibility of bringing in an entire new industry to the area, a growth industry at that. I'm also not convinced that the Spaceport would have a significant negative impact on the environment. If anything, having significant commercial space traffic might provide an additional economic incentive to prevent development of the government owned land in the area.