Ten years ago, Holton residents voted to approve a half-cent addition to the city’s municipal sales tax that would be used to fund infrastructure improvements and debt reduction in the city, and the addition passed by a three-to-one margin. This June, city residents will go to the polls to decide whether that sales tax addition will remain on the books for another 10 years. During Monday’s regular Holton City Commission meeting, commissioners approved a resolution setting a special city election on Tuesday, June 6, at which time voters will consider extending the half-cent sales tax from Jan. 1, 2024, through Dec. 31, 2033, noting that the existing sales tax has allowed the city to reduce its indebtedness and improve its water, sewer and electrical services to city utility customers.
Source: Holton Recorder
