On Nov. 14, voters in Pine Bluff will go back to the polls to decide the fate of the five-eights cent sales tax to continue funding the Go Forward Pine Bluff initiative. That tax will currently sunset or come off the books in 2024 and supporters have said it needs to be continued to finish some of the projects that are underway. If approved, the tax would be extended for seven years.
Also on that date, a separate three-eights cent permanent sales tax for public safety will be on the ballot for a second time.
Both taxes failed a few months ago and in terms of the public safety tax, some members of both the police and fire departments opposed it. Since them, there have been changes made to he wording on the ballot and Police Chief Denise Richardson was asked recently if those changes have helped to generate more support from police and firefighters.
Richardson appeared on the Oldies 1013 morning show and host Greg Horne said it was his understanding that if the tax passes, half of it would go to the police department and half to the fire department.
