County Question 1 - Local Option Sales and Use Tax for Funding New Jail

Shall Winona County be authorized to impose a sales and use tax of one-quarter of one percent (0.25%) to fund the design, construction, and related costs for the newly built Winona County Jail that replaced the old jail built in 1970? If approved, collections from the sales tax would replace property tax as the source for repayment of the $28 million in bonds issued for the new jail, plus interest and bond issuance costs. The sales and use tax would be imposed for a period of not to exceed 25 years or until enough revenue has been raised to repay the bonds, whichever happens first.