The Manitowoc County Finance Committee continue to discuss the possible implementation of a half-percent sales tax. County Executive Bob Zigelbauer on where he feels the full 25-member county board is in the process.
Zigelbauer admits the Finance Committee is warming up somewhat to the idea.
The tax would raise $6 million annually for what committee members would like to see invested in infrastructure—especially roads. Manitowoc Mayor Justin Nickels and Two Rivers City Manager Greg Buckley have both lobbied Zigelbauer to endorse the tax saying there’s no extra money to fix what’s already broken and the costs are only going to increase with each passing year. However-cities and municipalities have no say on where the money would go—it can only be delegated by county government.
Finance Committee chair Paul “biff” Hansen told Seehafer News this week that they plan to reach out to Sheboygan County who recently enacted the tax to see how their handling it. Manitowoc County is one of only six in the state without the tax.
