Orange City Council members are likely to place a one-cent sales tax increase on the November ballot to help quell a longtime structural deficit despite residents voting down a smaller increase two years ago.
At Tuesday’s 6 p.m. city council meeting, officials in one of OC’s oldest towns are expected to approve placing a 1% sales tax increase on the November ballot projected to bring in $37 million additional revenue.
As they weigh other options to bring in new revenue, officials say the one-cent tax increase is one of the only real ways on its own to help get the town over a structural deficit that has grown over the years and one they have struggled to turn around in recent years despite cuts…