Ferguson seeks another tax hike to make up lost revenue

Ferguson seeks another tax hike to make up lost revenue

Associated Press FERGUSON, Mo. — Ferguson city leaders, struggling to balance a budget decimated by fallout from the unrest that followed the police shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown, will ask voters in August for a second tax increase, Mayor James Knowles III said Monday. The Ferguson City Council, at a special meeting on Sunday, voted to put on the Aug. 2 ballot a proposal to raise the city …
Source: Police Updates
Ferguson seeks another tax hike to make up lost revenue