ST. JOHN, Mo. (AP) - A small municipality in north St. Louis County plans to ask voters to approve a 0.5 percent sales tax increase officials say is needed to cover revenue shortfalls caused in part by fallout from the Ferguson police shooting protests.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch (bit.ly/1zCG6LY) reports that the town of St. John hopes to raise $425,000 with the tax hike. City Manager Rusty Morris said St. John anticipates a 14 percent revenue decline next year. Morris also is police chief of the small city near Lambert-St. Louis International Airport.
The St. John City Council on Monday gave preliminary approval to requesting the tax hike from voters in the spring.