Two tax measures to go before voters in November

DAYTON—The Board of County Commissioners has adopted two taxation propositions which will go before voters in the November 2017 election.

Resolution 2017-16 is a proposition to fix and impose a sales and use tax at the rate of one-tenth of one percent, to be used solely for the purpose of providing funds for costs associated with financing, design, acquisition, construction, equipping, operating, maintaining, remodeling repairing, re-equipping, and improvements of the Columbia County E911 public safety emergency communications systems and facilities.

The imposition of the one-tenth of one percent county wide sales and use tax shall begin in January, 2018, and terminate in December 31, 2028.

Resolution 2017-17 is a proposition to fix and impose a sales and use tax, of three-tenths of one percent, to be used solely for the purpose of providing criminal justice funds for public safety.

The reason for the proposition is to raise funds to replace lost state revenue, and to retain and employ law enforcement officers and law and justice employees, and for the purpose of replacing, repairing and maintaining law and justice vehicles and equipment, in Columbia County, and in the cities of Dayton and Starbuck, according to the BOCC.