County board panel backs sales tax for schools' use

URBANA – As expected, a county board committee has voted to support a 1 percent sales taxes for school building, sending the measure on to the full county board.

Policy and personnel committee Chairman Tom Betz, an Urbana Democrat, said the measure passed by a voice vote Wednesday night.

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