Your city's street repair sales tax could run for 8 or 10 years instead of 4
What it does
HB 325 would let a city ask voters to reauthorize its street maintenance sales tax for 8 or 10 years instead of 4. A city could do that if a majority of voters backed the tax in each of the last two elections on it. The bill would also let the tax money pay for water, wastewater, and stormwater lines running in the width of city streets, not just streets and sidewalks. It also removes the old test that limited the longer term to cities with two interstate highways and a population of 150,000 or more.
What it means for your community
If your city collects a street repair sales tax, this bill could give your city a longer planning window for paving and drainage work instead of asking voters every four years. Money from the tax could also cover utility lines under city streets, where many water and sewer repairs happen. The reauthorization election is where voters decide how many years the tax lasts. Nothing changes until the Legislature passes the bill.
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