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Alamance commissioners discuss quarter‑cent sales tax, staff reports sales tax uptick
Summary
Public commenters and commissioners discussed placing a quarter‑cent sales and use tax on the ballot, and county finance staff reported year‑over‑year sales tax increases (9.32% month‑to‑month, 6.89% year‑to‑date) while commissioners debated earmarking revenues and limits on local zoning authority.
Residents and commissioners spent substantial time on the idea of placing a quarter‑cent sales and use tax before voters and on how the county spends revenue.
Stuart Smith told the board he researched the quarter‑cent and said it would generate "about 7 and a half million dollars," and that a Department of Revenue director told him successful counties generally offered a…
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