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Shelton council approves placing 0.2% sales-tax renewal on August ballot
Summary
The City Council voted to place a measure renewing the Transportation Benefit District sales-and-use tax at 0.2% on the Aug. 5 ballot after debate about raising it to 0.3%. Council members cited road and sidewalk needs and an ongoing budget shortfall.
The Shelton City Council voted April 15 to place a ballot measure on the Aug. 5 special election to renew a 0.2% sales-and-use tax for the Shelton Transportation Benefit District.
City Manager Mark Schluer told the council the current 0.2% tax, approved by voters in 2015, is set to expire in February 2026 and that the city currently collects about $750,000 annually from the levy. “Right now we're collecting about $750,000,” Schluer said, describing the tax as a critical revenue source for both…
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