City of Henderson calls for 2nd special election this year
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HENDERSON, Tenn. — State officials say ballots in a special election for the city of Henderson didn’t count. In January, the city of Henderson asked voters to hit the polls for a sales tax referendum. With a 90 percent approval, residents chose to continue paying the most possible in local sales taxes — 2.75 percent. However, the Tennessee Department of Revenue voided the results. Henderson Mayor Bobby King said faulty wording on the ballot is to blame. “We did it by resolution, which was incorrect,” he said. On Friday, a special session with the mayor and city aldermen approved the ordinance for a November election. King said the current city sales tax is set to expire in May. “That was used to pay off the high school,” he said. If passed, the city will continue with a half-cent sales tax. King said this could generate $180,000 for both the school system and the city. He said this is why they are proposing lowering property taxes 12 percent. Dot Smith said she voted in January and plans to vote again with hopes the ordinance will pass. “Because it’s going to help our taxes not to go up and our school also,” she said. King said the special election in January cost the city $9,000.
