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(KMZA)—Nemaha County voters will decide during the November 5th general election if a half cent retailers sales tax earmarked for health care services in the county should continue.
The last in a series of town hall meetings on the sales tax issue will take place Wednesday evening, October 30 at the HCC Western Center in Baileyville, beginning at 6:30.
The sales tax was was initially approved by voters in April 2015 for ten years and must be approved by voters again to continue for an additional ten years.
Proceeds from the sales tax are divided between the county's two hospitals, with 55 percent going to the Nemaha Valley Community Hospital in Seneca and 45 percent to the Sabetha Community Hospital.
The funding is used by the hospitals for capital improvements, equipment upgrades and general operating expenses.
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