The Tallapoosa County Commission did the right thing, maybe even a courageous thing given the area’s anti-tax sentiment, by deciding unanimously Monday to keep a 1-cent sales tax dedicated to education so our two school systems can raise money for badly needed new facilities.

The sales tax, originally approved in 2015, will be left in place for 30 years so the county and Alexander City school systems can acquire $85.8 million in bond money for capital projects.