Sacramento County officials on Tuesday agreed to support a sales tax increase to fund the regional park system.<\/p>\n
The Board of Supervisors unanimously agreed to seek state legislation to allow a November 2012 election for a 0.1 percent sales tax increase.<\/p>\n
If approved by two-thirds of county voters, the tax would raise $17 million annually to support the county’s 32 regional parks, including the popular American River Parkway.<\/p>\n
Such a tax would add 1 cent to a $10 purchase.<\/p>\n
The move came after a four-hour hearing, at which park advocates warned that the state legislative session offers only a small window this summer to move the proposed bill.<\/p>\n
There was also general agreement about the desire for a fix before another disastrous county budget cycle next year.<\/p>\n
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