Appeal against legality of Brown Co. sales tax

Appeal against legality of Brown Co. sales tax

DETAILS.THE DEBATE ABOUTTHIS SALES TAX HASBEEN GOING ON FORAT LEAST TWOYEARS...THE SALES TAX INQUESTION... IS AHALF-PERCENTINCREASE THATBEGAN IN LATESUMMER OF 20-17 BYBROWN COUNTY...THE COUNTY SAYSTHIS TAX IS HELPINGELIMINATE MILLIONSOF DOLLARS INCOUNTY DEBT WHILEALSO HELPING INVESTIN OURINFRASTRUCTURE...IN MARCH, THECIRCUIT COURTAGREED SAYING THEMONEY CAN BE USEDFOR PROJECTS LIKEREPAIRING OURROADSHOWEVER, ANONPROFIT LAW FIRMSAYS ITS NOT LEGALTO BE USING THATMONEY TO FUNDPROJECTS...THAT'S WHY TODAY,THE WISCONSININSTITUTE FOR LAWAND LIBERTY ISAPPEALING THECOUNTY CIRCUITCOURT'S DECISION.counties are authorized toinstitute sales inducedtaxes but only for aspecific narrow purpose.Which is to directly reducethe property tax levy.That's what the statutesays.

In this case brownco has done the oppositeof that.LOCOCO ADDS WHILETHEY MAY BE GOODPROJECTS, THE LAWDOESN'T AUTHORIZETHIS KIND OF TAX...HOWEVER, BROWNCOUNTY EXECUTIVETROY STRECHENBACHSAYS IT IS LEGAL...ASTHE COUNTYDECLARED INMARCH...AND IT'SHELPING OUTTAXPAYERS IN THELONG RUN....The fact our plan isreducing over $70M indebt, we are decreasingthe overall property taxrate overall.STRECHENBACH ADDSWITH HELP FROM THISTAX, OUR COUNTYCOULD HAVE ONE OFTHE BEST ROADSYSTEMS IN THESTATE.IT MAY BE AWHILEBEFORE WE SEE ADECISION BY THESTATE APPEALSCOURT IN THECASE...LOCOCO SAYSWE COULD EXPECTTHAT RULINGSOMETIME NEXTYEAR...IN THE NEWSROOM,ABIGAIL HANTKE, NBC26WIDESPREADFLOODING HASFORCED THOUSANDSFROM THEIR HOMES..