Aiken County Ballot Victory Spurs Local Option Tax Fight
Voters in Aiken and North Augusta backed a 1 percent local option sales tax by a 23 992 to 22 158 margin, supporting capital improvements while erasing a hospitality tax. Courts must uphold ballot language to ensure cities towns and the Bobby Jones Expressway receive funds first.
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Aiken County and North Augusta face questions over a local option sales tax funded capital projects plan. County Chairman Ronnie Young backs immediate road paving while a court dispute interprets ballot wording as prioritizing county projects over municipal lists. The tax status hinges on the attorney general's opinion, with checks arriving in May June and a July 1 budget change pending.
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