A single item is on the Aug. 3 election ballot – whether or not to continue the county-wide 1⁄ 4 cent sales tax. It is not, however, a sales tax increase. Robert Reece, Finney County administrator, said the sales tax was originally passed back in 1995 for the construction and improvement of the grandstands at the Finney County Fairgrounds. It was renewed in 1997 to fund improvements to the Law Enforcement Center and was renewed again in 2014 for the Community Service Center and the Juvenile Detention Center. The bond issue for the 2014 renewal will retire in the middle of 2022, however, the county wants to continue the sales tax to fund improvements to the Finney County Health Department building, EMS headquarters, as well as upgrading some HVAC systems at the Law Enforcement Center, Reece said.
Source: GC Telegram.
