Tax Measure Passes Easily
New Dayton sales tax revenue to fund Transportation Benefit District
Preliminary Results:
Yes 497 (71%)
No 203 (29%)
DAYTON – Voters in the city of Dayton overwhelmingly approved a measure Tuesday that will increase the sales tax rate in the city from 8.1% to 8.3%. More than 70 percent of voters said yes to the measure. Turnout was just under 45 percent.
In December, the Dayton City Council approved putting the measure before voters. With its passage, the City expects to collect approximately $69,000 per year in additional revenues due to the increase.
Dayton will now form a Transportation Benefit District, which will receive the new tax funds. The money...
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