That’s right, Tuesday at 5 p.m. at the old County Market building on North West Avenue, you can have a free hot air balloon ride, courtesy of Americans for Prosperity. The group is taking a nationwide balloon tour to protest the cap-and-trade portion of a proposed energy bill designed to clean up the environment.
“This cap-and-trade scheme is nothing more than a tax on energy, plain and simple,” said AFP President Tim Phillips in a news release. “We think American families need to know what these proposals will cost them — the lost jobs, even higher energy prices, and less freedom.”
The AFP is not associated with the local Citizens Against Cap-And-Trade group, led by Rep. John Lowery of El Dorado.
Food will be served, according to the release.
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I don’t know if I am up for a hot air balloon ride. I am still a little nervous about being in the old County Market parking lot. That place scares me.
That place needs to be torn down. Why don’t the code enforcement people get on that one? The hot air balloon rides should be cool, though.
I’m sure the owner would be happy to sell it to you to be torn down. Make an offer.
$5
$5.01