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Commissioners discuss courthouse fixes and a possible sales tax; call for architect estimates and MEP study
Summary
The Board discussed options for courthouse renovation versus new construction and the feasibility of a countywide sales tax to fund large capital projects. Commissioners asked staff to obtain architect cost estimates and an MEP study and to consider placing a tax question on a future ballot.
Miami County commissioners spent part of their June 25 budget study session discussing courthouse renovation, possible expansion for courtroom space, and whether to place a county sales tax on a future ballot to pay for large capital needs.
Commissioners questioned previous estimates and stressed the need for concrete numbers before asking voters for new tax authority. "The biggest feedback I heard from residents who voted no on it was they didn't have a number. They weren't confident," a…
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