November vote is slated on raising Placerville sales tax
The Placerville City Council voted 4-0 Thursday to place a sales tax increase on the November ballot. Acting in a specially scheduled session to meet a deadline for ballot measures, the council voted to seek voter approval of the quarter-cent tax hike, which is to be used for water and sewer costs. The hike, if approved by two-thirds of voters, would bring the city’s sales tax rate to 8.75 …

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Raising Sales Tax Could Help Fill Budget Holes
At 8.25 percent, Mecklenburg Countys sales tax is the highest in North Carolina. Now, after a year of deep budget cuts, there are talks of making it even higher.

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