County Commission fails to approve sales tax initiative for November ballot
September 5, 2012 at 1:42 am in The Jamestown Sun
A half-cent sales tax meant to help pay for fixing the county’s roads will not be on the ballot for Stutsman County voters to decide in November.
A Stutsman County Commission vote on the whether to add the measure failed Tuesday, ending in a 2-2 stalemate. The fifth member of the commission, Craig Neys, was not present at the meeting.
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Here’s an idea. Shut down the JSDC and use the 1/2 cent sales tax to rebuild the roads. It would be a much better use of that money.
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They can’t do that. Jamestown needs to subsidize lemon-aid stands and the like because no one will build anything otherwise. And we know any economic development counts when it comes to the Jamestown spin.
You wouldn’t want them to have quit using the false phrase that Jamestown is a growing, progressive city of 16,000, would you?
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