Leon Co. Voters to Decide if Half-Cent Sales Tax is Renewed
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Posted: 2:10 PM Feb 22, 2012
Leon Co. Voters to Decide if Half-Cent Sales Tax is Renewed
Leon County voters will soon decide if a half cent sales tax should be renewed. The sales tax benefits county schools.
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Tallahassee, Florida - Feb. 22, 2012 - Noon -

Leon County voters will soon decide if a half cent sales tax should be renewed. The sales tax benefits county schools.

Whenever you buy something in Leon County, there's a 7.5 percent sales tax. That half cent tax goes toward technology, facilities, and transportation for the Leon County school system and Superintendent Jackie Pons wants to make sure that money keeps rolling in.

Watch our LIVE interview with Jackie Pons by clicking on the video above.

The Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce will be conducting a review to determine if that half cent tax is necessary in the upcoming years.

That renewal for the half cent sales tax will be on the ballot this November. It would keep the tax in place for 15 years.

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Posted by: roger on Feb 24, 2012 at 08:55 AM

That is what I meant when I responded to Gerry. When my property tax goes up on the rentals, the rent goes up, and not just the extra property tax but a few extra $ for the hazzle...but libs have no clue as they survive (or want to survive) only on government handouts.
Posted by: Anonymous on Feb 23, 2012 at 07:44 PM

You two are a perfect examples as why we should not raise special taxes. Is your community more unified or more divided? Taxes split communities
Posted by: STEVE on Feb 23, 2012 at 05:50 PM

Every school in the county had signs on them 3 years ago touting #400,000 to $5,000,000.00 for building improvments(facilities). Where did that money come from and where has it gone? All government offices need to follow Rick Scotts' lead and reduce spending,reduce waste,reduce fraud and in general...JUST GET OVER IT.
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