The Webster Groves City Council on May 4 decided not to go before voters in August with a second try at passing a local âuse taxâ measure. The city, however, could place the matter before voters at a later date.
Prop 1 lost by 13 votes on April 6. Since then, the mayor and council have been discussing whether to put the measure before voters again in August. Prop 1 called for a use tax of 1.5% on out-of-state purchases that do not collect the local option sales tax.Â
Councilwoman Laura Arnold said she has mixed feelings about a second vote.
âWe need the revenue that comes with the tax, but Iâm uncomfortable going back to residents without any significant (state level) legislative change,â she said. âIf we go back to voters quickly, we need to go back because something has changed â not because this didnât pass the last time.â