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Powell council backs countywide 1¢ sales-tax push to fund new senior center; new officer sworn in

City of Powell City Council · January 19, 2026
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Summary

A city presenter asked the council to support a county-wide one-cent special-purpose sales-tax initiative to fund a new senior center; council voted to go on record in support and agreed to coordinate ballot language with neighboring towns. The meeting also included the swearing-in of a new officer, Jason Holderness.

Mayor opened the meeting and the council handled routine business before a senior-center representative asked the council to go on record supporting a county-wide special-purpose one-cent sales-tax initiative to fund construction of a new senior center. The presenter described the current facility as not ADA-compliant, with limited parking and a multi-level layout that restricts usable space for seniors.

"We want the council to go on record as supporting a 1 cent sales tax ... to fund the…

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