Ellis County Commissioners divided on countywide sales tax

Whether a half-cent or a quarter-cent, whether shared or not shared, Ellis County’s three commissioners at their regular meeting Monday evening admitted they don’t agree on the details of a proposed countywide sales tax.

Speaking at the end of the nearly hourlong discussion, commission chairman Dean Haselhorst said that will have to change.

“So for next week commissioners, we kind of have three different opinions,” Haselhorst said. “We’re going to have to come together as one, because if we’re going to go out and tell the public how we feel, we have to be unified or you don’t do it at all.”