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Conway council OKs six-item sales-tax and bond package for November ballot
Summary
The City Council voted to place six separate ballot questions — including permanent public-safety and streets taxes and four bond projects — before voters in November.
The Conway City Council voted to place six separate tax and bond questions on the November ballot, asking voters to approve a mix of permanent sales-tax levies and bond-funded capital projects.
At a special session, Council member Grimes moved to submit six questions for the November election and the motion passed 6 to 0. The package includes a permanent one-quarter (0.25) cent sales tax for public-safety capital, a permanent one-eighth (0.125) cent sales tax for streets and drainage (including sidewalks), and four bond-authority questions totaling three-eighths (0.375) of a cent that would sunset when the related bonds are paid off.
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