Citizens to vote on sales tax in Lone Star

By Marlene J. Bohr
mbohr@steelcountrybee.com
 
A proposition will be put on the ballot for the May election for the residents of Lone Star to choose if they want a one half of one percent 4B sales tax, as approved by the Lone Star City Council at its Feb. 21 meeting. The vote was unanimous.  The extra revenue will be used for economic development in the city.
Councilman Karl Stoermer spoke in the citizens’ comment representing the Lone Star Volunteer Fire Department.
“We need both a pumper truck and a brush truck,” Mr. Stoermer said. “The preliminary plan is to finance the brush truck with donations from the community and the pumper truck with grants.”
In other business, the city council authorized Suddenlink to continue to collect the public, educational, and governmental fee currently being charged to Suddenlink customers in Lone Star.
Sandy Duke was unanimously appointed as the election judge for the city’s general election to be held on May 11.