Clovis City Council considers adding ballot measure to raise sales tax

CLOVIS, Calif. (KFSN) -- The Clovis City Council is considering adding a measurement to the November ballot that would inquire voters to o.k. a 1% summation of the city's income tax.

The metropolis of Clovis says implicit the past 15 years, the colonisation has grown 40%.

With much radical utilizing metropolis streets, parks, exigency and different services, the metropolis says it needs much money.

At Monday's meeting, which begins astatine 6 p.m., the assembly volition ballot connected whether to adhd a measurement to the ballot that if approved, would rise the income taxation to 8.975%.

It would use to everything you buy, from a cupful of java to a car.

"One happening antithetic astir the car concern is wherever you unrecorded is the taxation you pay. So I don't cod the aforesaid taxation from radical who unrecorded successful Clovis arsenic possibly radical who unrecorded successful the Bay Area. Maybe they person to wage more," said Brett Hedrick, co-owner of Hedrick Chevrolet successful Clovis.

As a seller of a higher summons item, Hedrick says his Clovis customers lend a batch to the city's income taxation gross and says helium does spot the request for this peculiar increase.

"I americium not ever successful favour of taxation increases, arsenic agelong arsenic they're enactment to bully use. One happening I bash judge is the metropolis of Clovis is precise bully with managing money," said Hedrick.

The wealth raised from the summation would assistance support 911 constabulary and occurrence services, but besides could beryllium utilized to repair roads, amended parks and different city-funded services.

Action News deed the streets of aged municipality Clovis to speech with voters.

And portion the metropolis says its probe shows residents would enactment a income taxation summation to amended nationalist information and different needs, determination are immoderate mixed feelings.

"I don't similar thing that increases my taxes due to the fact that I already wage capable successful taxes. A batch of my income goes to taxes I consciousness similar the metropolis needs to negociate the resources they already person with our taxes better," said Anneka Hall, a Clovis resident.

Others would enactment the hike, due to the fact that of however the wealth volition beryllium used.

"If it's being placed successful the close places passim the metropolis I deliberation it would beryllium a large accidental to support the assemblage successful a amended spot and harmless environment," said Clovis nonmigratory Adam Sheets.

If placed connected the ballot, and approved by voters successful November, the metropolis of Clovis says it would make $28 cardinal each year.