Clearwater voters to decide on half-cent sales tax increase

Clearwater voters to decide on half-cent sales tax increase

Clearwater voters will decide in November whether to increase the village's local sales tax by one-half cent to help pay for street maintenance and repairs. Resolution 2026-7, approved by the Village Board of Trustees, asks voters to authorize an increase in the local sales and use tax rate from 1.5% to 2%. If approved, the increase would raise Clearwater's combined state and local...