Thursday, November 20, 2014

Town pegs tax hike request on Ferguson unrest

Town pegs tax hike request on Ferguson unrest - Washington Times:
"ST. JOHN, Mo. (AP) - A small municipality in north St. Louis County plans to ask voters to approve a 0.5 percent sales tax increase officials say is needed to cover revenue shortfalls caused in part by fallout from the Ferguson police shooting protests.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the town of St. John hopes to raise $425,000 with the tax hike.
City Manager Rusty Morris said St. John anticipates a 14 percent revenue decline next year.
Morris also is police chief of the small city near Lambert-St. Louis International Airport."

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