Feud Could Cost Cities $85 Million, Supervisors Say
If the city of Ventura doesn’t rethink plans to withhold a half-million dollars from the county, local cities stand to lose $85 million a year, according to a measure approved by the Board of Supervisors Tuesday.
The supervisors’ decision could eliminate a 1% sales tax, which would not only cost cities and towns but would also take $6.5 million from the county.
The county’s action comes a day after Board of Supervisors Chairwoman Kathy Long vowed to “play hardball” if the Ventura City Council didn’t rethink its June decision to withhold $572,000 in sales taxes.
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