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Yankton County Commission Votes to Raise Wheel Tax

Yankton County Commission Votes to Raise Wheel Tax

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The Yankton County Commission has voted to increase the wheel tax by a dollar per wheel up to four wheels.

Commission Chair Cheri Loest says they still are far off the maximum wheel tax…

Loest says it will raise a modest amount of taxes….

Commissioner Dan Klimisch asked why the proposal didn’t cover larger trucks…

The proposal passed on a three to two vote.

The money will be dedicated to road funding.

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