City choosing sides in sales tax issue

Sunday, January 11, 2004

The upcoming vote in Sikeston on a one-cent sales tax increase is over three weeks away and sides are beginning to close on whether the issue is needed here and, if so, just how the money will be spent. And, like it or not, the issue is becoming personal. At stake are millions of dollars in new revenue for the city to address some long-neglected and fundamental needs of our community. But also at stake is a large sum of revenue that will be placed in a reserve fund to provide "impact projects" somewhere down the road. Both sides in the debate are making strong cases. And with this much money up for grabs, the debate should be loud and long and informative.

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