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County extends local option sales tax, updates five‑year plan and offers MnDOT feasibility support for Highway 23
Summary
The Pine County Board continued its local option transportation sales tax, added three county road projects to the five‑year transportation improvement plan and authorized a letter supporting a MnDOT feasibility study for Trunk Highway 23 from Foley to I‑35.
Pine County commissioners voted to continue the county’s local option sales tax for transportation and to amend the county’s five‑year Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP) by adding three road projects, then authorized a letter of support to MnDOT asking for a feasibility study of Trunk Highway 23 between Foley and Interstate 35.
County staff told the board that collections from the county’s local option sales tax have exceeded initial projections. “We’re collecting about 1.7, 1,800,000 a year,” a county presenter said, and at current receipts the program could continue for about 10 years rather than the originally estimated 15. Staff emphasized they do not seek to change the tax rate or total collection amount now but want to add projects to…
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