Canton, OH
Election Date: May 2, 2006
Type: Sales Tax
Revenue Type:
Transit Revenue Explanation:
Outcome: Win for Transit
Results: Passed, 57% - 43%
The Stark Area Regional Transit Authority is planning to ask voters for a new five-year extension of a .25 cent sales tax that expires in 2007. The tax was approved in 1997 and renewed in 2002. The tax generates approximately $11.5 million annually for bus service in Stark County.