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Article: CLAYTON VOTERS APPROVE 1.5 PERCENT INCOME TAX
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- Dayton Daily News
- Article date:
- May 7, 2003
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Same issue had been defeated in November
Despite organized opposition to the measure, Clayton voters
soundly approved a 1.5 percent income tax that will raise $1.4
million annually.
The final unofficial count was 2,878 to 1,797, or about 62 percent
to 38 percent.
"I think the community came out and spoke on the direction that
they wanted to the community to go," said Clayton City Manager Dave
Rowlands. "They didn't believe all the misstatements that were spread
by the opposition."
The same tax had been defeated in November, and Rowlands said
that, going into Tuesday's vote, "We thought it was 50-50. We thought
it was going to be a close vote, 51-49."
He attributed the victory to strong ...