Plymouth City Council Holds Public Hearing on Wheel Tax, Excise Surtax

Posted on Author Anita Goodan

The Plymouth City Council discussed implementing a wheel tax and excise surtax during their meeting Monday night.

A public hearing was held where Clerk-Treasurer Jeanine Xaver clarified that the wheel tax money can be used for the construction and rehabilitation of roads and streets. It was suggested that implementing a wheel tax could take some relief off of other line items in the budget to help with other General Fund needs. She provided a list of roads that she traveled that could use a facelift. Continue reading →

Plymouth City Council Plans Wheel Tax Public Hearing

Posted on Author Anita Goodan

The Plymouth City Council members will gather public comments on a proposal to impose a wheel tax to help bridge a budget gap in 2018 and beyond.

Clerk-Treasurer Jeanine Xaver explained that the bond rating for the 2017 lease rental bonds was an A+, but Standard and Poor noted that the city’s decision to increase public safety salaries with reserves money this year will put the city’s budget in a $500,000 gap for 2018.

To remedy this, it was the Standard and Poor’s recommendation to raise new revenue.

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