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Mount Pleasant officials flag falling sales tax, schedule budget review as public urges fiscal caution
Summary
City finance staff reported lower-than-expected sales-tax receipts and staff warned the council to prepare budget amendments; residents urged caution about new debt and asked for public input on any bond proposals.
City finance staff told the Mount Pleasant City Council on Jan. 28 that sales-tax receipts are running below last year and below the amount budgeted, prompting a recommendation to review the adopted budget at the six‑month mark and prepare amendments if the trend continues.
The finance director, Jillian Brooks, told the council overall revenue collection was slightly ahead for property taxes but that sales-tax receipts showed a decline that could produce a shortfall if the trend continued. “If trends stay the same, you would end up being $600,000 less in sales-tax revenue,” Brooks said, showing a 10‑year sales‑tax chart and recommending a close look at…
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