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At-large LR director Phillips pens open letter to residents, shares poll results on tax proposal

At-large LR director Phillips pens open letter to residents, shares poll results on tax proposal ANTWAN PHILLIPS (file photo) Brian Chilson At-large Little Rock Director Antwan Phillips has shared an open letter to city residents on the sales tax increase proposal before the board. The board is set to vote Tuesday, May 11, on whether to refer to voters Mayor Frank Scott’s proposal to raise the city sales tax by 1%. The permanent increase would generate an estimated $53 million per year. Along with the letter (and perhaps the real purpose of the letter), Phillips has appended the results of a poll conducted by Little Rock’s inVeritas Research and Consulting on behalf of the Arkansas Zoo Foundation. According to the poll, 69% of voters said they would support the tax increase. Among the categories the tax would fund, early childhood education received the most support with 76% of those polled in support. Board members have p

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Little Rock mayor tweaks sales tax proposal, defers city board vote for one week

Little Rock mayor tweaks sales tax proposal, defers city board vote for one week In response to criticism from members of the Little Rock Board of Directors, Mayor Frank Scott Jr. on Tuesday unveiled a revised sales tax plan and deferred consideration of whether to send the proposal to voters for one week. Scott said that while the philosophy of his Rebuild the Rock plan remain intact, the changes reflect what he’d heard from board members on April 27. Advertisement Over 10 years, the new plan adds $10 million to the public safety allocation for community oriented policing, something seven board members said was missing from the plan last week. The money allocated for public safety vehicles gets a $10 million increase, moving it from $27.3 million to $37.3 million, which the mayor said would go toward replacing aging firetrucks. Several directors asked for more spending on infrastructure. Scott’s new proposal increases that spending from $10 million to $20 million.

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Digging into the early childhood component of the Little Rock tax plan

Digging into the early childhood component of the Little Rock tax plan Digging into the early childhood component of the Little Rock tax plan MAYOR FRANK SCOTT JR. (file photo) Brian Chilson The Little Rock Board of Directors will vote tonight on whether to call a special election to ask voters to approve a permanent 1% sales tax increase. The proposed tax would raise an estimated $53 million per year, which would go toward familiar projects: parks improvements, public safety, infrastructure, street resurfacing and the Little Rock Zoo. The plan also calls for significant investment $45 million over 10 years or 8% of the tax revenue in early childhood care, a new idea for Little Rock that’s been maligned and misrepresented by several board members and members of the business community.

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Little Rock board offers critiques of sales tax plan

Little Rock board offers critiques of sales tax plan
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Suffolk farm campaigner Tony Hillman dies aged 84

Suffolk farm campaigner Tony Hillman dies aged 84
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