School board asks Herring to weigh in on sales tax use – Gazette Journal
By Tyler Bass on March 17, 2021 The Gloucester County School Board voted Tuesday to contact Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring’s office to review the legality of the use of sales tax proceeds as proposed in the county budget that County Administrator Brent Fedors unveiled earlier this month. At issue is the use of the 1 percent sales tax increase that voters approved by referendum last November. In the proposed budget, Fedors suggested a portion of the income from the sales tax be used to pay off debt for eligible completed and current projects, as well as future sales tax eligible debt...