Law and Justice Sales Tax Proposal is Nixed

COLUMBIA COUNTY – Columbia County Commissioners have decided not to place a proposition on the November ballot imposing a sales and use tax for costs associated with law and justice.

While Municipal Court Judge Scott Marinella, Sheriff Rocky Miller, and Civil Deputy Tim Quigg see the needs associated with it, they have said the timing is not right, according to Commissioner Merle Jackson.

The commissioners are, however, moving ahead with a proposition to impose a sales and use tax of one-tenth of one percent, which is to be used solely for the purpose of providing funds for costs associated with the operations of Enhanced Emergency Communications Systems and Facilities. That proposition will appear on the November 2017 general ballot. It would require a simple majority to pass. If passed, the tax will commence January 1, 2018 and terminate December 31, 2028.