Asotin County residents voting in November’s general election will decide the fate of four tax-supported proposals.
County commissioners on Monday unanimously approved placing the four resolutions on the ballot, letting voters have their say on a sales tax increase, cemetery district, industrial park and emergency medical services levy.
Last week, commissioners approved the sales tax resolution to decide whether the tax should be increased by 0.2 percent in Asotin County to help fund the aquatic center. Also, it’s believed the establishment of a cemetery district would enable the Vineland Cemetery to be considered a public cemetery, which would allow it to use income from an endowment to pay bills.
The commissioners agreed to make the industrial park question an advisory ballot, asking whether the Port of Clarkston should acquire 120 acres of county-owned property west of Evans Road for an industrial park.
Finally, the EMS levy going before voters this fall is a one-year proposition that would fund Rescue One with over 373-thousand dollars, at approximately 55 cents per $1,000 of property valuation.