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6th Penny Tax

6th Penny Tax fails in General Election vote

The Special Use Purpose Sales Tax, known as the 6th Penny, failed to gain the majority vote in the November 5 General Election. According to results released by the Lincoln County Clerk’s Office, the measure received a total of 6,712…

TEXT-IN TOPIC RESPONSES: Will you vote yes or no on 6th Penny?

The 2024 General Election is set to take place tomorrow, November 5. The election is headlined by the U.S. Presidential race, however multiple local races will also be decided such as school board and hospital district. In addition, a couple…

SVI Radio Interview: Violet Sanderson, Afton Town Administrator

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6th Penny Tax returns to ballot

  • Voters county wide will approve or reject At the request of local municipalities, the Lincoln County Commissioners have approved a resolution to add a 1% special purpose sales and use tax, also known as the 6th penny, onto…

SVI Radio Interview-Oct. 12: Brian Muir, Kemmerer City Administrator

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Text-In Topic: 6th penny for a swimming pool?

The 6th penny tax is something that has been considered for the last handful of years in Lincoln County. The ballot initiative has been mostly supported in Kemmerer and the southern portion of the county, but has failed in elections…

Lincoln County General Election Results 2018

With all 17 precincts reporting there were a total of 7,449 votes cast across Lincoln Couty for the 2018 General Election. Senator John Barasso claimed victory in Wyoming early on and he carried over 80-percent of the vote total in…

Alpine seeks public input on 6th penny tax

The Town of Alpine is seeking public input concerning a one cent increase in sales tax, or what is known as the 6th penny tax.   The public can vote for/against the optional 6th penny tax on the General Election Ballot…