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."
During public debate on the issue, much of the remarks centered around needed to properly fund public safety agencies and the county prosecutor's office, with critics contending this could still be accomplished without raising taxes. Following Thursday morning's reversal, the board released a statement saying it "remains unified in providing professional and high-level services to our residents and businesses; most important of which is our criminal justice and public safety system."
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