Polson City Manager Todd Crossett will lead a presentation and question session beginning at 6:30 p.m. tonight in the Polson High School auditorium. The presentation will include the ins and outs of the proposed resort town tax headed for the Nov. 3 ballott.
Crossett has said at council meetings that he hopes it will help inform Polson residents before the vote.
The proposed tax aims to add tax relief and bring revenue to a town by placing a local option sales tax on certain “resort luxury” items. Towns must have a population of 5,500 or less, must meet several other state-outlined resort community ramifications and the tax must be approved by voters after initial council approval.
The Polson plan would include a 3 percent tax on the designated items. Polson’s version would apply to everyone, except those who are federally exempt, such as tribal members. It would be in effect year-round, with 20 percent going to property tax relief and 5 percent going to administrative fees. The remaining revenue would be spent largely on infrastructure improvements.
Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes have yet to OK the tax.
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