By KAREN VELIE With costs outpacing revenues, Santa Maria is struggling with a $21 million budget deficit. The city is considering raising taxes and
With costs outpacing revenues, Santa Maria is struggling with a $21 million budget deficit. The city is considering raising taxes and cutting expenditures.The city is considering several fee and tax raising options to increase revenue, including raising the sales tax by a half cent, raising the transient occupancy tax from 10% to 14%, raising taxes on businesses and allowing pot shops in order to enact a cannabis tax.
As an alternative to raising taxes and fees, Santa Maria is contemplating ordering city staff to cut costs. City staff presented the options to the Santa Maria City Council during its Oct. 1 meeting. The council directed staff to continue analyzing the options with direction to bring their suggestions back to the council in Feb. 2025.The comments below represent the opinion of the writer and do not represent the views or policies of CalCoastNews.com. Please address the Policies, events and arguments, not the person. Constructive debate is good; mockery, taunting, and name calling is not.
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