The final votes were tallied Tuesday morning and the outcome remains the same – the sales tax to benefit the hospital was defeated by a mere 29 votes.
The Special Election Question was Tuesday the 21st, and voters were able to cast their ballots on whether to approve a half-cent sales tax to benefit the Hiawatha Community Hospital. Of the estimated $700,000 expected to be raised annually over the 10 year period of the proposed tax, 20 percent was earmarked for healthcare in Horton.
This week’s numbers are different than unofficial vote tallies as released last Tuesday evening. This is due to 51 provisional ballots, which were considered at the Brown County Commission’s formal canvassing of the votes at Tuesday morning’s regular meeting.
(Read more: Hiawatha World Online)