Huron Lends Support To Proposed Legislation Allowing A Temporary Sales Tax

City of HuronThe City of Huron has joined approximately 60 other municipalities across the state, in lending it’s support to a proposed piece of legislation, likely to be brought to this year’s legislature by the South Dakota Municipal League. Mayor Paul Aylward says the proposal would allow cities to enact a temporary sales tax for infrastructure projects….

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Aylward says it would likely be rare instances that the law would be put to use…

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Commissioner Doug Kludt likes the idea….

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A similar bill was proposed during the 2010 Legislature, however then House Bill 1198 failed to move out of it’s committee meeting.