OTTAWA VOTERS HAVE OVERWHELMINGLY APPROVED A CITY SALES TAX PROPOSAL
THE MAIL BALLOT VOTES WERE COUNTED THIS AFTERNOON AND 1,886 VOTERS SAID YES AND 771 VOTED NO. THE YES VOTES WON 71 PERCENT TO 29 PERCENT.
THE CITY’S EXISTING HALF-CENT SALES TAX WILL BE EXTENDED FOR ANOTHER 10 YEARS AND ADD A NEW HALF-CENT FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PURPOSES GOES INTO EFFECT JULY 1 NEXT YEAR.
OTTAWA CITY FINANCE DIRECTOR SCOTT BIRD SAYS THE VOTE IS IMPORTANT FOR THE COMMUNITY’S FUTURE:
OTTAWA MAYOR MIKE SKIDMORE SAYS HE WAS PLEASED BY THE WINNING MARGIN:
BLAKE JORGENSEN WAS A MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY GROUP THAT URGED VOTERS TO APPROVE THE SALES TAX PROPOSAL:
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