With no discussion, the Mt. Carmel City Council has unanimously passed a 1% sales tax to help pay for the new city pool. The 1% sales tax will replace the property tax increase that city voters overwhelmingly approved last November. At yesterday’s City Council meeting, Mayor Joe Judge said there are some items that won’t be covered by the additional 1%....
Yesterday’s meeting was moved up to noon so that the ordinance could be passed and mailed before the March 31st deadline. The new sales tax will go into effect July 1st. Judge said the sales tax is similar to the one voters approved several years ago for District #348.