What This Story Is About
- Goodlettsville voters will decide in the November election whether to raise the city’s sales tax by half a percent, a move that would make it the highest rate in Tennessee.
Why It Matters
- The increase would generate about $3 million a year for public safety, connectivity and beautification projects while reducing the city’s reliance on property taxes, but it would also raise costs for anyone shopping or dining in Goodlettsville.
- Early voting for the November General Election, including this ballot measure, begins Wednesday.
For Context
- Davidson and Sumner County leaders had the option to also increase their sales tax with this proposal, but decided against the higher rates.
GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) – People shopping in Goodlettsville could soon pay the highest sales tax rate in Tennessee under a proposal on the November ballot.
The Goodlettsville Board of Commissioners approved a resolution placing the proposed 0.5% increase, known as the Goodlettsville Investment Act, on the ballot.
Goodlettsville city leaders said they need to raise the local sales tax to pay for public safety and infrastructure initiatives as the area grows.
How the increase would work
The proposal in front of voters would raise the sales tax by half a percent, or 50 cents on every $100 spent at places like restaurants or the grocery store…