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Oshkosh council asks state lawmakers to let certain cities levy a 0.5% municipal sales tax
Summary
After public comment and wide council debate, Oshkosh approved a resolution requesting legislative authorization to allow cities in counties without a county sales tax to levy a 0.5% municipal sales tax; Councilmember Flom cast the only recorded 'no' vote.
The Oshkosh Common Council approved a resolution asking the Wisconsin Legislature to authorize certain cities, including Oshkosh, to levy a 0.5% municipal sales tax in counties that do not have an adopted county sales tax.
Councilmember Nichols, who brought the resolution forward, emphasized that the measure does not itself impose a tax but asks the legislature to give Oshkosh the option to levy a 0.5% tax so…
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