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Rock Island council votes to retain 1% municipal grocery tax as state repeal approaches
3028490 · April 17, 2025
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Councilors voted to continue the city's 1% municipal grocery retailers occupational tax after staff said the state-level repeal requires local action to retain the revenue for the general fund.
The Rock Island City Council voted to continue a 1% municipal grocery retailers occupational tax that the state has moved to repeal, preserving a revenue stream that city staff said contributes roughly $1 million a year to the general fund.
City staff described the vote as a continuity measure: the tax is not a new levy, the presenter said, but rather a local…
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