Johnson County cities kick off campaign for 1% local option sales tax

Johnson County cities kick off campaign for 1% local option sales tax

The cities of Coralville, North Liberty and Iowa City teamed up on Tuesday as part of a campaign effort advocating for a 1% Local Option Sales Tax (LOST). The tax will be on the Nov. 4 city and school election ballot for all three cities.City officials and stakeholders with the campaign, Local Makes Sense, held a press conference Sept. 2 at Greater Iowa City Inc.’s headquarters, 136 S. Dubuque St.Local Makes Sense campaign chair Nancy Bird, pres…