Cedar Rapids library board supports sales tax

Link to February 5 Cedar Rapids Gazette article.

Excerpt:
The Cedar Rapids Public Library board of trustees voted Thursday to throw its support behind a 1 percent local-option sales tax.

Board member Dennis McMenimen said the adoption of the tax would mean a speedier recovery from flood damage for the library.

"We hope the proceeds also will encourage other sources of funding to provide matching funds," McMenimen said.

The tax is set to go before Linn County voters March 3. If approved by all county taxing jurisdictions, the five-year tax is estimated to generate $18 million a year for Cedar Rapids and about $11 million a year for the rest of the county.