Solon voters will soon decide if a local option sales tax should support the new fire department.
Voters passed the 1% local option sales tax in 2014 to support streets, sewers, and activities for children and older residents. It will expire in 2025. But unlike the current version, the decision on the ballot won’t have a sunset.
”The city council is asking voters to eliminate that deadline, the 2025 sunset, to allow for more opportunities for future facilities,” Cami Rasmussen, the Solon City Administrator, said.
The modified penny tax plan will help Solon get its second fire station in a community that’s seen rapid growth.
“The local option sales tax, which is paid by all who are patrons of Solon businesses are therefore helping pay for the new fire station,” Rasmussen said.
The new fire station is set to open in the winter of 2022.