Lake County commissioners vote to rescind sales tax increase just 2 weeks after approving it
PAINESVILLE, Ohio — Just two weeks after voting to approve a county-wide 0.5% sales tax increase, the three-member Lake County Board of Commissione...
PAINESVILLE, Ohio — Just two weeks after voting to approve a county-wide 0.5% sales tax increase, the three-member Lake County Board of Commissioners unanimously voted on Thursday to rescind it. The all-Republican body chose to drop the tax hike before it even went into effect following complaints from residents and even municipal governments within the county. The proposal originally came about late last month following multiple public hearings, with officials concluding that "the current and projected revenues in of Lake County will be insufficient by a substantial amount to fund the current budgets and statutory responsibilities.