Effort to raise sales taxes for streets hits a pothole - Eufaula Indian Journal

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Effort to raise sales taxes for streets hits a pothole - Eufaula Indian Journal

By a margin of 12 votes, a proposal to raise Eufaula’s city sales tax 1 cent to pay for street improvements was defeated at the polls Tuesday, Feb. 11. The slim margin reflected a light turnout of voters, with only 211 casting ballots. One hundred voters, 47.39 percent, were in favor of the proposal and 111, or 52.61 percent, were opposed, according to unofficial returns by Oklahoma State Election Board. The current city sales tax rate is 3.5 pe…