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Council votes to put emergency‑services sales tax measure on November ballot to offset tourism impacts
Summary
Summit County voted to place Resolution 2024‑09 on the November ballot asking voters to approve a rural county emergency services sales tax (county intends about 0.5%) to mitigate tourism impacts; council added language exempting groceries, gas and prescription medicines and required a public hearing during the statutorily prescribed window.
The Summit County Council voted July 31 to place Resolution 2024‑09 on the November general‑election ballot asking voters whether to allow a rural county emergency‑services (rural health care/emergency services) sales tax to help mitigate the costs the county attributes to tourism.
County staff and consultants explained the resolution authorizes submission of a proposition to levy a sales tax of up to 1 percent but said the county’s intent is to ask the electorate for…
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