Stillwater News Press
January 29, 2022
Voters in Stillwater will be choosing a mayor and deciding on a pair of tax propositions. Early voting begins Thursday, while the polls open Feb. 8.
The News Press Editorial Board supports a Yes vote on Proposition One, also known as the Transportation Sales Tax. The Board also supports a Yes vote on Prop. 2, the Visitor Tax.
Prop 1 will replace the current 1/2-cent Transportation Sales Tax with a 1-cent sales tax – for an overall increase of a half-cent – and those funds would be exclusively used for transportation infrastructure projects.
Prop 2 would increase the current Hotel Tax from 4 to 7 percent. The structure would change so that 70 percent of the tax revenue would be used for destination marketing and other promotions, while 30 percent would be administered by the Stillwater Economic Development Authority to fund amenities.
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