The City of Greenville approved a temporary 1-cent sales tax increase on Monday, and some residents are not happy.

The increase, which expires after two years, is part of a deal recently announced by outgoing Mayor Dexter McLendon to bring in a new Chick-fil-A restaurant, something that has been in the negotiation phase for years, according to The Greenville Advocate . Additionally, as part of the incentive package, the city plans to purchase property on Interstate Drive, formerly occupied by a Shoney's, for $2 million and then sell it to Chick-fil-A for $1 million.

McClendon said the tax increase will help cover the loss on the land sale and pay for modifying the roads to accommodate more traffic.

"We'd be paying $2 million for the property. So then Chick-fil-A would pay a million

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