Election 2011: North Canton to Vote on County-Wide Sales Tax Increase
North Canton residents will have a say in whether the Stark County sales tax will increase by 0.5 percent when they vote on Election Day
What: Issue 29 — a county-wide sales tax increase of 0.5 percent The sales tax rate in Stark County is 5.75 percent, while 5.5 percent goes to the state and .25 percent goes to Stark Area Regional Transit Authority. No money goes toward Stark County government. Election Day: Nov. 8 Proposed Ballot Language: "County sales and use tax, one-half of a percent (1/2%), for the purpose of supporting criminal and administrative justice services for the County and to pay the expenses of administering such a levy, 8 years." Argument For: Supporters argue the tax is necessary to maintain public safety in Stark County. If the sales tax increase doesn't pass, the Stark County Jail would decrease from 501 to 122 beds. The 22 police departments within …
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John Smith
7:46 am on Wednesday, October 5, 2011
QUOTE 'County commissioners have placed an eight-year, half-cent sales on the November ballot Issue 29 to avoid more cuts to the jail and to restore its capacity to 501 inmates.' If the County commissioners are worried about jail finances, why don't they just cut back more on their expenses, so that the jail can have enough? That's what they claim the priority is...keeping violent criminals in … more ›