St. Lucie County officials are preparing to ask voters this fall whether to extend the county’s half-cent sales tax, a funding source that has supported dozens of local infrastructure projects over the past eight years.
“We are finalizing the language of the ballot measure. The goal was to have it placed on the ballot in November,” said Erick Gill, the county’s communications director.
The current half-cent sales tax was approved by voters in 2018 for a 10-year term and is set to expire in 2028. County leaders say moving now allows time to avoid any interruption in funding for ongoing and future projects…