Renewal of the 5th and 6th Cent Local Option Fuel Tax
What does this measure do?
Supports: Public Infrastructure
Allows renewal of the county fuel tax for up to 30 years to build and maintain roads and bridges. Fuel buyers keep paying the existing 2 cents per gallon on motor fuel sold in Sumter County.
Read the official ballot measure
Proposed by: Sumter County Board of County Commissioners
The county’s governing board seeks to keep the fuel tax funding road construction and maintenance.
Source: sumtercountyfl.gov
A YES vote means
Allow the county to renew the existing 2-cent-per-gallon motor fuel tax for up to 30 years starting January 2028. Fuel buyers keep funding roads, bridges, and other transportation projects.
A NO vote means
Let this 2-cent-per-gallon motor fuel tax expire at the end of 2027. Fuel buyers stop paying this part of the fuel tax, and county and city transportation projects lose that revenue.
Source: elections.sumtercountyfl.gov
Source: sumtercountyfl.gov