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Council discusses May 3 street‑maintenance sales tax election; city limited to informational role
Summary
Council reviewed the street maintenance sales and use tax, past projects funded by the tax, and next steps to put a quarter‑cent extension on the May 3 ballot; city staff noted the municipality cannot formally advocate for the measure.
The Sachse City Council discussed placing a street maintenance sales and use tax extension on the May 3, 2025 ballot and reviewed the program’s past projects and revenue collections.
Corey Nesbitt presented the program background, explaining the street maintenance tax is funded by a local sales‑tax increment. “When people purchase taxable goods, we get a quarter of a cent of that goes to the street maintenance tax,” Nesbitt said. He reviewed prior funding tallies: $1,300,000 collected in the 2014–2017 period, $1,900,000 from…
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