Sales Tax Increase To Appear On Ballot

WAITSBURG - The Waitsburg City Council last week passed an ordinance that created a transportation benefit district and also passed a resolution to put a sales tax increase to benefit this new district on the April Special Election ballot. Because of a loss of state funding for streets over the past decade, City Administrator Randy Hinchliffe recommended to the council last year that the city create a transportation benefit district to raise money for street repairs and improvements within city limits. The city looked at raising the sales tax one-tenth of 1 percent and at raising car tab fees...