Georgetown residents will vote on a street maintenance sales tax when they go to the polls on November 8. At its regular meeting on Tuesday, the Georgetown City Council approved an ordinance calling for an election for a 0.25 percent sales tax for street resurfacing and repair.
State law requires that the dedicated sales tax be reauthorized every four years.
Georgetown voters have consistently approved the street maintenance tax in each subsequent election, including in 2018 when 80 percent of voters said “yes” to the proposal.
The November ballot proposition does not increase the sales tax rate, the city said. The sales tax for street maintenance is collected from anyone who makes purchases in Georgetown city limits, not just homeowners.
Since April 2003, the quarter-cent sales tax has generated $46 million in revenue dedicated to street maintenance in Georgetown and is projected to generate an estimated $6.5 million in 2022.
Early voting in the election is October 24-29 and October 31-November 4.
