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Clerk raises idea of 1% sales tax to help fund water project
Summary
During staff reports the City Clerk raised preliminary discussion about whether the city should consider a 1% sales tax to help offset water-project costs; council did not act on the idea at the Feb. 4 meeting.
Printed staff reports were submitted and reviewed during the Feb. 4 meeting. Mayor Greg Harlan summarized the police and maintenance reports; City Clerk Stephanie McGinnis reviewed her written report and began a preliminary discussion about whether Belle Plaine should consider adding a 1% sales tax to help offset some of the water-project costs.
The discussion was presented as an initial informational item and no motion or vote occurred on Feb. 4. The minutes do not specify projected revenue, timing for such a proposal, or whether the tax would be citywide or targeted to a specific use; those details would require subsequent council action and formal proposals.
