Mahoning Commissioners: Voters please pass the tax

CAMPBELL — If Mahoning County is to operate with fiscal stability, then it’s imperative voters approve a half-percent sales and use tax renewal on the May 8 primary election ballot, county commissioners said.

“It would be a catastrophe if it doesn’t pass. We would be staring in the face of fiscal emergency,” warned Commissioner Anthony Traficanti at tonight’s county commissioners meeting in Campbell City Hall on Tenney Avenue.

Commissioners are trying to garner support toward making the sales tax permanent to allow for a continual stream of revenue, as opposed to its being renewed every five years. The tax should bring about $14.5 million annually to the county’s general fund, Traficanti noted.

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