RURAL BRIDGE TAX MEETING SET FOR SALIX

WOODBURY COUNTY OFFICIALS ARE HOSTING THE LAST OF THREE MEETINGS ON A PROPOSED TAX HIKE FOR RURAL COUNTY RESIDENTS WEDNESDAY EVENING IN SALIX. COUNTY SUPERVISORS ARE CONSIDERING A TAX INCREASE TO HELP PAY FOR THE COUNTY'S AGING BRIDGES.

COUNTY ENGINEER MARK NAHRA SAYS OF 317 BRIDGES, 69 HAVE LESS THAN FIVE YEARS OF LIFE IN THEM.



THE PROPOSED TAX WOULD SUNSET AFTER FIVE YEARS AND RAISE AROUND SIX AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS.



SUPERVISOR DAVID TRIPP SAYS THE COUNTY IS IN A TOUGH POSITION TO FUND BRIDGE REPLACEMENT AS STATE FUNDING ASSISTANCE IS LACKING:



TRIPP SAYS COUNTY SUPERVISORS WILL BE AT THE MEETING WHICH WILL RUN FROM 6PM UNTIL 7:30 AT THE SALIX CITY HALL.