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Council accepts 34-project Penny list and approves first reading of one-cent sales-tax ordinance
Summary
Sumter County Council accepted a 34-project list from the Capital Projects Sales Tax Commission and granted first reading to Ordinance 22-976, a countywide one-cent sales and use tax (subject to referendum) to fund capital projects and amortize up to $40 million in bonds.
Robert “Bob” Smith, chairman of the 2022 Capital Projects Sales Tax Commission, presented the commission’s report and the ballot-ready list of 34 projects for a proposed countywide one-cent capital projects sales tax. Smith said the commission met seven times to consider proposals and the ballot question was prepared in line with South Carolina’s Section 4-10-330 requirements. The list includes…
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