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Council puts one-cent 'Penny for Progress' sales tax on November ballot, adopts $107 million project list

Sumter County Council · March 1, 2026
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Summary

Sumter County Council on June 28 approved Ordinance #22-976 to place a one-percent Capital Project Sales Tax before voters; ordinance includes a $107,266,500 project list and authorization to issue up to $40,000,000 in bonds subject to referendum.

Sumter County Council voted unanimously on June 28 to adopt Ordinance #22-976, ordering a countywide referendum on imposing a one-percent sales and use tax for no more than seven years and authorizing up to $40,000,000 in general obligation bonds (bond anticipation note) as part of a financing plan.

County Administrator Gary Mixon presented the ordinance…

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