Cedar Rapids Among Majority Approving Tax Increase

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By Daren Sukhram

Story Created: Mar 3, 2009 at 9:12 PM CST

Story Updated: Mar 3, 2009 at 10:15 PM CST

CEDAR RAPIDS - The unofficial results are in, and the majority of Linn County approved the local option sales tax increase.

Ten of the 15 voting jurisdictions passed the one cent increase, including Cedar Rapids.

That means for the 10 who said yes, the increase will go into effect April 1. The measure will last for five years. To see what each jurisdiction would use the money for click here.

Unofficial Results and voter turnout by each jurisdiction:
Linn County Total
Registered Voters: 145,601 - Votes: 34,285 = 23.63%

Alburnett
Yes 75 = 63.56%
No 43 = 36.44%
Turnout 118/436 = 26.9%

Cedar Rapids
Yes 12,968 = 59%
No 9,013 = 41%
Turnout 21,981/87,660 = 25.1%

Center Point
Yes 184 = 48.55%
No 195 = 51.45%
Turnout 379/1,562 = 24.3%

Ely
Yes 154 = 56%
No 121 = 44%
Turnout 278/1,088 = 25.3%

Fairfax
Yes 237 = 66.57%
No 119 = 33.43%
Turnout 356/1,358 = 26.2%

Hiawatha
Yes 440 = 45.74%
No 522 = 54.26%
Turnout 962/4,737 = 20.3%

Lisbon
Yes 153 = 51.69%
No 143 = 48.31%
Turnout 296/1,150 = 19.6%

Marion
Yes 2,044 = 47.86%
No 2,227 = 52.14%
Turnout 4,271/23,699 = 18%

Mount Vernon
Yes 340 = 67.33%
No 165 = 32.37%
Turnout 505/3,295 = 15.3%

Palo
Yes 175 = 87.78%
No 39 = 18.22%
Turnout 214/648 = 33%

Robins
Yes 281 = 49.21%
No 290 = 50.79%
Turnout 571/2,110= 27.1%

Springville
Yes 109 = 53.43%
No 95 = 46.57%
Turnout 204/700 = 29.1%

Walford
Yes 20 = 43.48%
No 26 = 56.52%
Turnout 46/232 = 19.8%

Walker
Yes 113 = 73.388%
No 41 = 26.62%
Turnout 154/499 = 30.9%

Unincorporated Linn County
Yes 2,025 = 51.23%
No 1,928 = 48.77%
Turnout 3,959/15,525 = 25.5%

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