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If voters approve Proposition A, Proposition B may allow the city to recapture the 1% sales tax that Capital Metro received. With an additional 1% city sales tax revenue, the city would create an economic development fund, provide public transportation services and improve city infrastructure. VOTE BREAKDOWN
MetroRail. And there is noth- ing in the works, just nding a bus that goes to Lakeline.” According to Capital Metro, Leander could, following the election, negotiate contracted service with it should the city pull out. PropositionB A major reason why the council members, both past and present, have questioned the partnership is because of the high cost of service. Every participating city in Capital Metro collects a 1% sales tax to provide service. In 2021, the city of Leander collected $9.8 million for Capital Metro with that 1% sales tax, according to the state comptroller. Contingent on the fate of Proposition A, Proposition B will ask voters to reallocate the 1% sales tax that Capital Metro receives back to the city once the net nancial obligation with the transit
authority is fullled. Payback of that $42 million obligation could take four or ve years, according to the city. The ballot itemwill ask vot- ers to approve a 2% general revenue sales tax, but this will not increase the current 8.25% sales tax rate in the city. The city already receives a 1% general revenue sales tax, so voter approval would reallocate the 1% sales tax to the city and create a total 2% general revenue sales tax. Council members unani- mously signed a resolution March 3 that species how the city would use the additional 1% general revenue sales tax. This includes creating a ded- icated economic develop- ment fund, providing public transportation services and expanding and enhancing critical city infrastructure.
No vote to Prop A
CURRENT TAX BREAKDOWN
6.5% state sales tax + 1% city general revenue sales tax + 1% Capital Metro sales tax
Yes vote to Prop B
after the net nancial obligation is paid: 6.5% state sales tax + 2% city general revenue sales tax The obligation Leander could owe is estimated to be about $42 million and could take ve years to repay.
Yes vote to Prop A No change to the tax breakdown
No vote to Prop B
after the net nancial obligation is paid: 6.5% state sales tax + 1% city general revenue sales tax A no vote to both propositions would eectively lower the city’s sales tax by 1% after the obligation is paid back.
SOURCE: CITY OF LEANDERCOMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER
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