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Creve Coeur council puts proposed use tax on track for Nov. 4 ballot after first reading
Summary
Council heard first reading of an ordinance authorizing a municipal use tax equal to the city's 1.25% local sales tax and discussed ballot language, examples of eligible uses and an education plan; council did not take a final vote and will return for a second reading.
Creve Coeur's City Council on first reading advanced a proposed ordinance to place a local use tax before voters at the Nov. 4, 2025, general election.
At a council meeting, staff presented Bill 6176, which would impose a municipal use tax at the same rate as the city's local sales tax (1.25%) and provide that the use tax would be repealed, reduced or raised to match any change in the local sales tax. Staff cited authority in the Missouri Revised Statutes, sections 144.6 through 144.761, which govern local use taxes and ballot wording.
Mister Perkins (staff)…
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