Cedar Rapids area voters have rejected a one-percent local option sales tax proposal that would have helped pay for the River Run development project. The measure went before voters across Linn County and was rejected by 54 to 46-percent by voters in Cedar Rapids, Marion, Hiawatha and Robins. It was also voted down by voters in Center Point and Walford. It passed in towns including Central City, Alburnett, Coggon, Ely, Fairfax, Lisbon, Mount Vernon, Palo, Prairieburg, Springville and Walker. Those towns will be allowed to use the money for specific purposes that benefit each community. Most places will have the tax in place for two years.
SEARCH THIS SITE
RECENT NEWS
- Iowa’s governor signs literacy bill, highlights ‘science of reading’
- Former cleaning company at Sioux City pork plant fined for employing children
- Iowa joins lawsuit challenging Biden Administration’s Title IX change
- Lieutenant Governor makes pitch for line-of-succession amendment to Iowa Constitution
- Rain stops planting in some areas of the state