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Thursday November 10, 2005

Columbia residents defeat two of six tax proposals On November 8, Columbia residents voted down one sales tax extension and one sales tax increase, while approving three other sales tax extensions and a development fee increase. The Boone County Libertarian Party opposed the two failed measures (Propositions 2 and 5), as well as one of the measures approved by voters (Proposition 1). Proposition 2 would have extended an eighth-cent sales tax for two years to pay for a multi-use facility for the Columbia farmers' market and an ice rink. Boone County Libertarians opposed this measure since it was not a proper task for city government to be involved in. Proposition 5 seeked to increase the sales tax rate by an eighth-cent to improve roads and sidewalks. Libertarians urged rejection of this measure since it would have been an increase of the overall sales tax rate in Columbia. The final of the three measures that was opposed by the BCLP was Proposition 1, a five-year extension of an existing eighth-cent sales tax to fund improvements in the city's park system. ( Nov 10 2005, 12:13:57 AM CST ) Permalink