Citizens in Charge

While Ashland residents waited for the arrival of ballots for the Nov. 3 special election, stakeholders continue making their arguments over the fate of the city’s prepared food and beverage tax. Ballot measure 15-95 proposes extending Ashland’s 5 percent food and beverage tax until 2030. Eighty percent of funds collected are used to pay off an existing debt on the city’s wastewater treatment plant, while the remaining 20 percent is used to acquire open space to build parklands.