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Dare County commissioners put quarter-cent sales tax referendum on November ballot to fund parks and recreation
Summary
The Dare County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved placing a quarter-cent sales-tax referendum on the November ballot to raise an estimated $6 million a year for a $50M-plus parks and recreation capital plan, paying most costs proportionally through visitor spending while local households would average about $12—$14 per year.
The Dare County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously on Feb. 12 to place a quarter-cent sales-tax referendum on the November general election ballot to fund an expansive parks-and-recreation capital plan.
County staff told the board the tax would generate roughly $6 million a year and allow the county to borrow to finance more than $50 million in improvements the consultants recommended, including synthetic turf fields, indoor facility expansions at Westcott Park and the Northern Beaches, playground upgrades with ADA access,…
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