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Half-cent Local Government Surtax

Shoppers would pay an extra half-cent sales tax for ten years. The money would fund local roads, sidewalks, water quality, and flood projects.

Taxable purchases currently carry the 0.5% county sales tax through 2028, when its authorization ends.

City and county budgets could fund work to reduce flooding near residents' homes after 2028.

City and county budgets currently collect the tax for infrastructure work under an authorization that ends in 2028.

County roads could receive improvements that ease drivers' traffic after the current tax expires.

Walking routes could get sidewalks paid for by the renewed sales tax after 2028.

Walking routes currently get sidewalks built with the existing sales tax, without renewed funding after its authorization ends.

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