Harrison sales tax vote leaves police, fire funding in question

Harrison sales tax vote leaves police, fire funding in question

Harrison voters approved one sales tax measure but rejected another earlier this month, leaving the city’s police and fire departments facing a potential loss of about $1 million in annual funding. Voters on March 3 passed a half-percent sales tax allocation for infrastructure but voted down a separate quarter-percent measure that helps fund police, fire and the city’s general fund. The failed measure lost by nearly 1,000 votes. City officials s…