Thursday, September 16, 2010

Boone County votes to restrict use of safety tax - Rockford, IL - Rockford Register Star

This article does not do a good job of delineating which board member wants to continue to use the sales tax for general operations and who does not. In short, voting for or against the ordinance is not directly related to using the safety tax for purposes other than servicing the PSB building debt.

The county pays $780,000 a year on debt related to the jail expansion.
Last year, the tax generated $1.4 million.
In recent months, board members have clashed over what the money could and should be used for.

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