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Pine Bluff Police Chief Denise Richardson is hopeful the 3/8 of a cent sales tax will have more support this time

Sunday, October 22 by Alex Bivens

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... Read More.

PBFD Chief Howell discussed how the wording issues have been fixed in the 3/8 cent sales tax

Sunday, September 3 by Alex Bivens

In May, a proposed three-eights cent sales tax to benefit public safety was defeated by 20 votes. During the campaign prior to the vote, some members of both the police and fire departments took issue with the proposal and didn’t support it. Supporters of the... Read More.

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Sales taxes to be on November ballot in Pine Bluff

Wednesday, August 30 by Greg

By Ray King With three members of the Pine Bluff City Council absent Wednesday, Mayor Shirley Washington cast the deciding vote to send a proposed five-eights cent sales tax, commonly called the Go Forward Sales Tax, to the voters in a special election in November. An... Read More.

City of Pine Bluff Hosts Town Hall Meeting to Address Sales Taxes

Tuesday, August 15 by Staff

On Monday, the city of Pine Bluff hosted a Town Hall Meeting to Address the Public on Go Forward Pine Bluff endeavors and future plans. Mayor Washington shared an update on the Go Forward initiative, and the series of events that have transpired up... Read More.

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Ways & Means Committee Meet to Discuss Go Forward Sales Tax, Election

Thursday, August 10 by Staff

The wording in the proposed Go Forward Sales tax and the Public Safety tax was a topic of discussion as the Pine Bluff City Council's Ways & Means Committee met Thursday afternoon. All four ordinances were addressed by the committee and voted to be passed... Read More.

Pine Bluff City Council Approves Resolution to Install Sewer Lines Along N. University Avenue, Ordinances on 5/8 Of 1 Percent and 3/8 Of 1 Percent Sales and Use Tax Placed on Calendar

Monday, July 17 by Staff

The Pine Bluff City Council met on Monday for its monthly meeting. Ordinances for the 5/8 of One Percent (0.625%) Sales and Use Tax and also the 3/8 of One Percent (0.375%) were placed on the calendar, as well as a special election on... Read More.

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Council committee calls for another vote on Go Forward and Public Safety sales tax

Wednesday, July 12 by Ray King

A second attempt to extend the five-eights cent sales tax approved by voters in 2017, the so-called Go Forward Pine Bluff tax will be voted on in November. During a special called meeting of the City Council’s Ways and Means Committee Wednesday morning, Council members... Read More.

PBFD Chief Howell discusses recent sales tax increase defeat

Friday, June 2 by Deseray Mckinzy

A proposed three-eighth cent sales tax increase for public safety that was on the ballot in May failed by 20 votes and on Friday, Fire and Emergency Services Chief Shauwn Howell was asked about it. Howell was a guest on the Oldies 1013 morning show... Read More.

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Richardson discusses sales tax defeat

Thursday, June 1 by Deseray Mckinzy

In her first interview since the proposed three-eighth cent sales tax for public safety was defeated, Pine Bluff Police Chief Denise Richardson said she was “very disappointed” that the tax failed by 20 votes. Richardson was a guest on the Oldies 1013 morning show and... Read More.

Pine Bluff voters reject both the GFPB and Public Safety sales tax extensions

Tuesday, May 9 by Staff

By Ray King The voters have spoken and decided to reject a bid to extend the five-eights cent Go Forward Sales tax for another seven years. With 3,925 people casting votes Tuesday, the Go Forward tax received 48.6 percent of the total vote while the no... Read More.

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LaTisha Brunson critical of the negative talk surrounding GFPB and 3/8-cent sales tax

Friday, May 5 by Alex Bivens

Pine Bluff City Council member LaTisha Brunson on Friday was critical of the negative talk that has taken place around the effort to extend the Go Forward Pine Bluff sales tax for another seven years and to approve a permanent three-eights cent tax for... Read More.

Saffa endorses 5/8th-cent Go Forward Pine Bluff sales tax renewal at Business Expo 2023

Friday, May 5 by Staff

Calton Saffa, Chief Marketing Officer for Saracen Casino Resort, was the keynote speaker at Thursday’s Business Expo 2023 inside of the Pine Bluff Convention Center. Saffa said that Pine Bluff has “good bones” but needs a new coat of paint to freshen things up. He... Read More.

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Pine Bluff Police Chief Denise Richardson is hopeful the 3/8 of a cent sales tax will have more support this time

PBFD Chief Howell discussed how the wording issues have been fixed in the 3/8 cent sales tax

Sales taxes to be on November ballot in Pine Bluff

City of Pine Bluff Hosts Town Hall Meeting to Address Sales Taxes

Ways & Means Committee Meet to Discuss Go Forward Sales Tax, Election

Pine Bluff City Council Approves Resolution to Install Sewer Lines Along N. University Avenue, Ordinances on 5/8 Of 1 Percent and 3/8 Of 1 Percent Sales and Use Tax Placed on Calendar

Council committee calls for another vote on Go Forward and Public Safety sales tax

PBFD Chief Howell discusses recent sales tax increase defeat

Richardson discusses sales tax defeat

Pine Bluff voters reject both the GFPB and Public Safety sales tax extensions

LaTisha Brunson critical of the negative talk surrounding GFPB and 3/8-cent sales tax

Saffa endorses 5/8th-cent Go Forward Pine Bluff sales tax renewal at Business Expo 2023

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