With Deadline Looming, Council Sets Sept. 8 Discussion on Grocery Tax - Evanston RoundTable

With deadline looming, council sets Sept. 8 discussion on grocery tax - Evanston RoundTable

Evanston City Councilmembers were divided Monday on which alternative to chose to replace a soon-to-expire state grocery tax, and may face a mayoral veto if they approve a local tax on grocery items to replace the money lost. Council members voted 5-3 to postpone further discussion until their Sept. 8 meeting on implementing a local grocery tax to replace the state tax, which expires Jan. 1. The tax generates roughly $2.5 million annually for th…

Deadline looms for grocery tax decision - Evanston Now

Action has to be taken next month to avoid revenue loss.