Newport voters could decide whether to increase the city's gas tax and create a new sales tax on restaurant meals.
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The restaurant tax would be five percent and would make Newport just the third Oregon city with a sales tax on prepared food. Ashland and Yachats already have such a tax, and Cannon Beach is considering a similar proposal.
Separately, Newport’s local gas tax could go up from three cents a gallon in the summer and one cent in the winter to a year-round rate of five cents a gallon.
Newport City Manager Spencer Nebel said both taxes would help pay for city services such as police and fire.