Sales tax vote set for Sept. 4
McMinnville citizens will get a chance to have their collective voices heard in early September on another city-initiated local option sales tax referendum.
According to Elections Administrator Donna Yates, the date of the election is Sept. 4, with early voting set for Aug. 15 through Aug. 30. The question on the ballot will generally be whether city voters approve of increasing the local option sales tax from 2 percent to 2.75 percent.
If successful, the state and local taxes on non-food items in McMinnville would total 9.75 percent, up from 9 percent.
A similar referendum was held last year, but city voters opted not to raise the sales tax. During the November election, 2,009 voters said “no” to the ballot question of raising the tax, while 1,679 voted “yes.”
Early voters will cast their ballots at the Warren County Administrative Office on Locust Street at the rear of the building. Those choosing to vote Sept. 4 will vote at one of the following locations: Bobby Ray Elementary, the courthouse, Westwood Church of Christ, Smartt fire hall, Tennessee State University Nursery Crop Research Station, Three Star Mall, Beersheba Towers, Warren County Middle School, LBJ&C Headstart and the old agriculture extension office near the fairgrounds.