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Christian County commissioners place 1.5% local use tax on November ballot
Summary
The Christian County Commission voted to place a 1.5% local use tax on the Nov. 4 ballot, saying the measure would raise revenue for roads, law enforcement and other county services amid flat sales-tax receipts and population growth.
Christian County commissioners voted to place a 1.5% local use tax on the Nov. 4 ballot, saying the optional tax would help fund roads, law enforcement and other county services as the county grows.
Commissioner Tony Williams, who introduced the proposal, said he worked with county attorneys to draft ballot language for a 1.5% use tax. “I worked with the attorneys in getting ballot language to... propose the use tax for the county of a 1.5%,” Williams said.
The measure would apply to purchases made from out-of-state vendors that currently avoid local sales taxes, Williams said. “This is only for the purchases of out of state products,” he said, adding the tax would “level the playing field for our local vendors” who must collect local sales taxes.
Why it matters
Presiding Commissioner Lynn Morris and other commissioners said sales-tax receipts…
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