- Laketran is giving back $12 million to Lake County taxpayers due to a surplus of COVID-19 relief funds
- The agency will temporarily pause the quarter of 1% sales tax approved by voters in 2019
- Sales tax in Lake County will decrease from 7.25% to 7% starting in July
- CEO Ben Capelle stated that the relief funds were more than enough to run operations smoothly
- The levy passed in 2019 will expire in 2029 with no additional taxes added
- Residents like Ken Jevec believe the temporary sales tax decrease will be helpful and fair
Source: news5cleveland.com
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