Commissioner Suggest Sales Tax Hike For County And LC
| At Monday's county commission meeting, first district
commissioner, David Meers, recommended to the commission that it was
time to put a sales tax increase referendum designated to education
before the voters. Meers stated that with the continuing increases
needed in education a sales tax increase might be the best alternative.
The tax increase would apply to Lenoir City and all other areas of the
county with the exception of the city of Loudon which is already at the
maximum allowable tax rate. The increase could be one half to three
quarter of a cent and is expected to generate about 1.5 million dollars
per year. Meers stated that a referendum would put the tax increase decision in the hands of the voters to let them decide if they, the voters, would support the increase. Others commissioners felt the idea would be worth looking into. |