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Elko County Finalizing Plans To Raise Sales Tax

Elko County commissioners are finalizing plans to raise sales taxes.

The Elko Daily Free Press reports the commission will meet today to hash out the ordinance that will govern where the tax dollars will go.

Back in December, the commission voted 4-1 to increase the sales tax from 6.8 percent to 7.1 percent, no sooner than March 1.

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The tax increase will fund road and fire infrastructure development, and is set to bring in around $3.5 million in additional revenue.

Casey Morell is the coordinating producer of Nevada Public Radio's flagship broadcast State of Nevada and one of the station's midday newscast announcers. (He's also been interviewed by Jimmy Fallon, whatever that's worth.)