Supervisors agree to extend sales tax hike
NORWICH – Chenango County supervisors have agreed to collect the special 1 percent sales tax that was implemented in 2002 in order to afford the new jail and public safety facility.
The measure comes before the board every two years for consideration. The collection is scheduled to end in 2011.
The additional tax was imposed in 2002 to afford the $26 million Chenango County Public Safety Facility that opened in 2006 in the Town of Norwich. At the time, only members of the Green Party protested the hike, saying an 8 percent sales tax might deter people from purchasing homes and discourage businesses from moving into the area.
City of Norwich Mayor Joseph P. Maiurano attempted to address the extension of a special, one-percent sales tax collection before the board back in 2007, but he wasn’t included on the agenda. The mayor said later that he would have asked for a provision in the legislation for the city to receive any extra collections of city-generated sales tax.
In 2008, nearly $4.9 million was collected. The tax fund has specifically been used to service debt, to make budget commitments, to pay for about $1 million in operations and maintenance each year and a $3 million overhaul of the county’s 911 emergency communications system.
The communications overhaul is also funded, in part, by remaining funds after closeout of the building project, Emergency 911 surcharge funds, Tobacco Settlement Funds and state equipment grants.
The measure comes before the board every two years for consideration. The collection is scheduled to end in 2011.
The additional tax was imposed in 2002 to afford the $26 million Chenango County Public Safety Facility that opened in 2006 in the Town of Norwich. At the time, only members of the Green Party protested the hike, saying an 8 percent sales tax might deter people from purchasing homes and discourage businesses from moving into the area.
City of Norwich Mayor Joseph P. Maiurano attempted to address the extension of a special, one-percent sales tax collection before the board back in 2007, but he wasn’t included on the agenda. The mayor said later that he would have asked for a provision in the legislation for the city to receive any extra collections of city-generated sales tax.
In 2008, nearly $4.9 million was collected. The tax fund has specifically been used to service debt, to make budget commitments, to pay for about $1 million in operations and maintenance each year and a $3 million overhaul of the county’s 911 emergency communications system.
The communications overhaul is also funded, in part, by remaining funds after closeout of the building project, Emergency 911 surcharge funds, Tobacco Settlement Funds and state equipment grants.
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