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McCall council refines draft streets Local Option Tax, shifts focus to multimodal projects and housing support
Summary
At a council workshop, staff presented a revised draft ordinance renewing McCall's streets Local Option Tax (LOT) — including a proposed rate change from 3% to 4% and a 10-year term — and solicited council direction on eligible uses, outreach, and ballot timing.
McCall City Council members spent a workshop session reviewing a draft ordinance to renew the city's streets Local Option Tax (LOT), asking staff to clarify eligible uses, tighten language for the ballot, and align the ordinance with the city’s capital improvements program and local housing priorities.
City staff said the draft keeps the tax term at 10 years while changing the LOT rate from 3% to 4% and clarifies eligible spending to emphasize streets and transportation infrastructure, stormwater and snow-storage measures that protect Payette Lake, and matching funds for grants and public–private projects. “We changed 3% to 4%,” Nathan, city staff, said during the presentation (timecode: 1100.48–1117.22). The draft also ties spending to annual council review of projects through the five-year CIP process.
Council members debated how specific the ordinance should be. Some members urged broader, flexible language so future councils are not constrained; others pressed for clearer…
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