Contact: Carolyn Marinan, Communications, 612-348-5969
Hennepin County has outlined potential uses of a proposed new
transportation and transit sales tax.
View full details in the county’s Sales
and Use Transportation Tax Implementation Plan.
The Hennepin County Board of Commissioners is proposing a new sales
tax of up to one-half cent.
This tax would replace the current one-quarter-cent sales tax
imposed by the county for the Counties Transit Improvement Board (CTIB).
An existing $20 excise tax on new car sales would continue under
the proposed new plan.
Public
hearing
The county is hosting a public hearing to gather public comment on
the imposition and potential uses of the new sales tax.
The hearing will be held before the Public Works
Committee on Tuesday, March 21, at 1:30 p.m. in the Board Room (A-2400) of the
Hennepin County Government Center, 300 South Sixth Street, Minneapolis.
Open
houses
Prior to the hearing, Hennepin County Public Works
staff will hold two open houses to share information about the proposed new sales
tax and its potential uses. Staff will answer questions and take written
comments.
Both open houses will be held at county libraries on
Monday, March 20, 5 – 7 p.m., with a short presentation at 6 p.m.
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