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Sumter County Council votes 5-2 to send 1% capital projects sales tax referendum to voters
Summary
Sumter County Council adopted Ordinance 24-1004 in a 5–2 vote to place a one percent Capital Projects Sales Tax on the November ballot, authorizing up to $40 million in bonds if voters approve the measure for up to eight years. Council debate focused on prior project reporting and procedural rules for the chair.
Sumter County Council voted 5–2 Tuesday to adopt Ordinance 24-1004, sending a one percent Capital Projects Sales Tax referendum to Sumter County voters in November and authorizing the potential issuance of up to $40 million in general obligation bonds if the measure passes.
The measure, presented at third reading, would impose the tax for no more than eight years and specifies projects and a maximum bond amount. Vice Chairman James R. Byrd moved the motion to adopt and Councilman Charles T. Edens seconded; Councilmembers Artie Baker, Byrd, James T. McCain, Jr., Edens and Vivian Fleming McGhaney voted in…
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