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Voters May Decide Wheel Tax Increase Next Spring
Posted on October 25, 2006
Voters may get their chance to voice their opinions about a new wheel tax next May. The Budget Committee of the County Commission decided on bring in front of the entire Committee a plan to put the wheel tax on the ballot next May.
If the vote passes, the Commission hopes to be able to decrease the recently raised property taxes by as much as 20 cents.
The Budget Committee also decided to take steps towards opening a temporary jail. County Executive Paul Rosson explained to the Committee that at the current rate of paying other jails to house inmates, the county could pay over a million dollars each year. The Committee decided to try to take steps towards using some existing facility that could be transformed into a 100 bed facility. The plan is to use fixtures like beds, that could eventually go into the new jail.
The jail completion project for refurbishing the old jail seems to be on schedule, and is expected to be reopened around December 8th.
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