The Clark County Council is considering a 0.1 percent sales tax that would generate about $7 million a year for affordable housing and behavioral health services.

The tax would add 10 cents to a $100 purchase, according to a staff report supplied to the council during an Aug. 27 work session.

The tax revenues could be used for construction, acquisition and maintenance of affordable housing for those who make 60 percent of the area median income or less, which would be $49,560 for an individual, according to county staff.

Councilors said the tax would not be a silver bullet but could shake other state and federal funding loose.

“It will really only be a piece of the puzzle, but it’s an important piece of the puzzle that can leverage other dollars,” council Chair Sue Marshall said.

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