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Sweetwater County commissioners say they will not back an immediate extension of the specific purpose tax
Summary
Commissioners told the joint powers board they will not support a near-term extension of Sweetwater County—s specific purpose tax, citing the need to honor the original sunset and uncertainty about state tax changes; county collections to date and an estimated completion date were presented.
Sweetwater County commissioners told the county—s specific purpose tax joint powers board they do not support moving forward now with a new or continued tax measure, saying voters should be given a break once currently promised projects are complete.
Commissioner Slaughter, who chairs the 2023 specific purpose tax joint powers board, presented collection figures during the Dec. 2 meeting: "Our total collections to date are $44,605,618.68," he said, adding an average full-month…
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