Pickens Delegation meets tonight

The Pickens County Legislative Delegation meets at 5:30 this evening at the Carr Center (West End Hall) in Easley, and the county’s Republican Party chairman says the meeting will be interesting from a number of financial aspects. Phillip Bowers, the GOP chairman, said, “We will likely hear about a gas tax hike.” Bowers, however, said he wants to hear an explanation about how additional money in the state budget was spent and why the state now needs a tax increase. Bowers further predicts talk tonight about education. The Republican leader said he’s concerned that, after decades of higher education spending, many children still fail in the system.