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Isanti County OKs resolution seeking state authorization to ask voters for 0.25% sales tax for highway facility
Summary
The board approved a resolution requesting legislative authority to place a 0.25% local-option sales tax on the ballot to fund a proposed new highway department facility (project estimate ~$23 million); staff said the tax would raise about $1.7 million annually and must be authorized by the Legislature before a voter question is offered.
The Isanti County Board voted Dec. 2 to forward a resolution to the Minnesota House and Senate tax committees asking for special‑law authority to seek voter approval of a 0.25% local‑option sales tax dedicated to a new highway department facility.
Justin (presenting staff) said the county’s existing highway facility, originally constructed in 1949, is functionally and physically inadequate and that a…
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