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Black Hawk supervisors approve Nov. referendum to change 1% local option sales tax allocation
Summary
The Black Hawk County Board of Supervisors voted to place a November 4, 2025, referendum on the ballot asking voters to change how the county's 1 percent local option sales and services tax is allocated, proposing a 50/50 split between property tax relief and secondary road capital and maintenance.
Black Hawk County supervisors voted Aug. 5 to place a countywide referendum on the Nov. 4, 2025 ballot to change the allocation of the county's 1 percent local option sales and services tax.
The measure approved by the board would allocate 50% of revenue for property tax relief and 50% for secondary road capital improvements, road and bridge construction and maintenance; the board also approved a parallel measure affecting corporate (incorporated) areas of the county with the same 50/50 split and a proposed effective date of July 1, 2026.
The change was presented…
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