York County Press Release
YORK – York County voters were in favor of allowing the York County Historical Association to spend its property tax revenue.
During this week’s General Election, 3,021 voters said yes and 1,763 said no.
The question on this week’s ballot question was not a request for a new or additional tax.
“In the May Primary Election, more than 65% of the voters of York County authorized the association to increase its tax levy rate. While that vote authorized the collection of additional property tax revenue, due to an issue with the wording of the original ballot question, the vote did not authorize the association to include the additional property tax revenue in its budget. That means the people of York County gave the YCHA the much-needed money to operate but, unfortunately, not the power to spend it,” the association’s board members explained. “For this reason, on the November 3 General Election, we are asking the voters of York County to grant us budget authority.”
The budget authority has now been granted. While the election results are still considered unofficial, the margin is so great the outcome will not change.
