Calais sees need for sales tax hike
City officials here are preparing to try to do something that is never easy – convince residents to increase their own taxes.
At the July 9 council meeting, Mayor Ricky Calais offered a preview of the case to be made over the coming months that it’s time to make that difficult decision. Calais said that, while everybody likes low taxes, the city-wide sales tax of one cent on the dollar is not sufficient to keep up with the needs of a growing community.