Half-cent sales tax rejected by Douglas County voters

VILLA GROVE – Some areas of Douglas County may lose ambulance service as a result of voters turning down a half-cent sales tax for public safety.

Voters rejected the tax 4,197 to 3,839 on Tuesday, and Douglas County Board Chairman Chuck Knox said without the $800,000 the tax would have raised, the county won't be able to pay the subsidies needed by ambulance services.

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