Dutchess lawmakers split sharply on sales tax extension but find harmony on other issues

POUGHKEEPSIE – The Dutchess County Legislature voted mostly along party lines for the biennial request for state permission to continue a three-quarters of a percent addition to the county sales tax. The extra sales tax was first requested in 2003, with the money β€œto be used for county purposes.”

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