Council Blocks Tax Hike for Aquatic Center

City Council narrowly defeated a controversial tax hike that would’ve raised nearly half a percent on gross receipts to fund city projects — including a divisive aquatic center — with a 5-4 vote. While some city workers, especially in solid waste and BioPark, supported the tax for overdue pay raises and better working conditions, the measure’s failure leaves leaders scrambling to fund employee raises and neighborhood projects using existing $1.5 billion budgets, likely through fund balances and municipal bonds. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/ad1a139f17e14d06