Hannibal voters overwhelmingly approve public safety tax

Hannibal voters overwhelmingly approve public safety tax

HANNIBAL — Hannibal voters approved a half-cent public safety sales tax Tuesday in hopes of improving public safety and alleviating financial stress at the city’s police and fire departments.  Approximately 1,400 residents turned out for the vote. More than 70 percent of them voted in favor of implementing the tax, which is likely to go into effect in the spring. (Election results must be certified and an ordinance to enact the tax must still be…

Hannibal voters pass two city-wide propositions during Tuesday vote

HANNIBAL — Hannibal voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly supported a new sales tax that will infuse revenue into public safety efforts including salaries for the city's police and fire departments, based on unofficial results from Marion County.