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St. Paul seeks to extend half‑cent sales tax, raise bonding cap and change STAR board appointment process
Summary
Senate File 2657 would extend and expand St. Paul's half‑cent local sales tax program (Neighborhood STAR and Cultural STAR), increase the bonding cap backed by the tax and allow the city more control over STAR board appointments; city officials said the program funded hundreds of projects and kept the Xcel Energy Center complex updated.
Senator John Pappas presented Senate File 2657, a bill to extend St. Paul's half‑cent local sales tax authority, raise the bonding cap secured by that revenue and modify statutory rules for Neighborhood STAR board appointments.
Under current law the half‑cent sales tax was authorized in 1993 to fund capital work at the St. Paul Arena and River Center convention assets and to create the Neighborhood STAR and Cultural STAR grant programs. The bill would extend the expiration date from Dec. 31, 2042, to Dec. 31, 2060, and increase maximum bonding backed by the tax from $130…
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