County board committee advances school tax proposal

URBANA – Champaign County taxpayers could see property tax rebates in exchange for a sales tax increase under an agreement with county school districts.

The county board's policy committee voted 5-2 Wednesday to send the schools sales tax election issue on to the full board, which meets at 7 p.m. Aug. 21 at the Brookens Center, 1776 W. Washington St., U.

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