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Guadalupe County weighs sales-tax county assistance district to fund roads, fire and law enforcement
Summary
Commissioners discussed placing a sales-tax–based County Assistance District on the November ballot to raise up to 1.5 cents in unincorporated areas, with staff estimates of roughly $1.5M–$1.8M annually; the court directed more study and legal review before any election call.
Guadalupe County commissioners on July 1 opened a discussion about creating a County Assistance District (CAD) that would use a sales-tax increment in unincorporated areas to pay for road and bridge work, fire protection, law enforcement facilities and related capital needs.
Commissioner Carpenter, who put the item on the agenda, said the mechanism would raise the countywide sales tax in unincorporated areas by as much as 1.5 cents to reach the statutory maximum of 8.25 percent. "It is sales tax based, so it is a consumption tax rather than a property tax," Carpenter said, noting that nonresidents who make…
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