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Beaufort County's green-space penny hits $100 million; county and DOR to coordinate vendor notification
Summary
County staff reported that green-space collections have reached $100 million and discussed next steps for notifying merchants and unwinding collection; Department of Revenue (DOR) is the official body for merchant notification and counties expect DOR to issue formal instructions before merchants can stop collecting.
Lede: Beaufort County staff told the Natural Resources Committee on Jan. 13 that the county's green-space sales-tax penny has collected $100,000,000, and council members asked how and when merchants should stop collecting the 1% that funds the program.
Nut graf: County staff and committee members said the Department of Revenue (DOR) administers vendor notifications and is the entity that will tell merchants to stop collecting; staff said the county will coordinate with DOR and will notify the public and merchants once DOR issues formal guidance. Council members…
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