New Manhattan city sales tax could be on November ballot

Bernie Hayen, the city’s finance director, said Manhattan residents could vote on a potential sales tax dedicated to city operations as soon as November.
Hayen told the Manhattan City Commission Tuesday that a new permanent sales tax would help the city generate more revenue, which would help reduce the reliance on other taxes to support the city budget.
“This reliance on transfers from utilities funds and the reliance on property taxes is obviously something we have to come to grips with at some point,” he said.

Read more: Manhattan Mercury.