Council to move forward with permanent parks tax in August

Thursday, May 19, 2011

"We'd like to see the tax permanent ... Whatever decision you make the parks board is behind you and JD," Shirley Ann Bastow, park board member, told the Nevada City Council before they voted 5-0 to give final approval to setting an Aug. 2 date for an election to renew the 1/2-cent parks sales tax. The proposed measure would not have a sunset and would not be restricted to capital improvement projects. The ballot also would permanently roll the parks property tax back to zero.The parks property tax generates about $175,000 annually, which does not come close to covering the parks department operating expenses.

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