Marco Island is asking Collier County to help revive a one-cent sales surtax that ended more than two years ago, hoping it could help pay for local projects and ease the burden on property taxpayers. Any sales tax hike would first need voter approval.
For years, Marco Island leaders have been looking for new ways to keep up with growth and pay for major capital improvement projects, and their latest idea would put the bill on Collier County taxpayers and shoppers.
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Marco Island seeks revival of one-cent county sales tax to fund infrastructure projects
In February, city council wrote a letter asking Collier County commissioners to bring back a one-cent sales surtax.
“About seven years ago, the voters in Collier County approved a one-cent sales tax, and that applied to everyone in Collier County, including residents and visitors,” explained interim City Manager Dr. Casey Lucius said. “That expired about two years ago.”…