Overview

• The board approved the 5% subscription tax 7-2 and kept the 1% grocery tax on a 6-3 vote.
• Officials plan to recapture about $175,000 in ambulance fees and are staffing the new unit with overtime until permanent funding is in place.
• Keeping the grocery tax preserves roughly $1.3 million a year, with state law requiring municipalities to opt in by Oct. 1.
• The streaming charge is expected to begin appearing on residents’ service bills early next year.
• Opponents urged using reserves or raising other sales taxes, and leaders signaled a modest property tax increase could still be considered if gaps remain.