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Sales tax boost passes in Cedar Rapids, fails elsewhere
March 04, 2009
Cedar Rapids voters have approved a 1 cent increase in the local sales tax. The penny increase is touted as a flood relief measure. Three suburbs -- Hiawatha, Robins and Marion -- voted against the measure. It is puzzling to think that higher taxes are what's needed to rebuild after a flood. We'll see how long the local authorities will want to keep the additional revenue; I suspect the correct answer is "forever."
An odd sales tax increase proposal failed in Davenport. A referendum that would have imposed a one-cent sales tax to provide free college tuition to Davenport high-school graduates was rejected by 61 percent of the voters.
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we tried our best to fight against the tax hike here in cedar rapids. the other side brought in out of state political consultants, raised 48k from interest groups and crushed our little grassroots outfit.
now , the rest of the story.
all the towns that voted no, are getting a "do over".... seriously a do over...
http://www.gazetteonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090307/NEWS/703079929/-1/rss01&rssfeed=rss01
Posted by: jeremy cobert | March 7, 2009 3:50 PM