(KNZA)--Voters in the Jackson County community of Mayetta in a special election Tuesday approved a one-half percent retailer's sales tax increase.
Unofficial results showed twenty-one votes being cast in favor of the sales tax and five against.
The Jackson County Commission, meeting as a board of canvassers, will certify the election results on Monday.
With the approval, Mayetta's current one percent sales tax will increase to 1.5 percent, effective April 1st.
The Mayetta City Council voted last month to place the sales tax issue on the ballot.
The sales tax increase will help cover the estimated nearly $397,000 cost of extending a city sewer line to the new Dollar General Store, which is currently under construction on Mayetta's west city limits.
Revenue from the sales tax will also be used for “ general purposes” in the city, such as street maintenance and sidewalk construction and repair.
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