LANCASTER COUNTY, S.C. — Property taxes and sales taxes could increase at the same time in Lancaster County.
In November, voters will decide on a bond to help local schools and another to improve roads.
Channel 9′s Tina Terry has extensively reported on the school bond and recently learned about the transportation tax.
She asked leaders why they put the two on the ballot at the same time.
There is nothing in state law that prohibits it.
Leaders said there is a need for improvement now in schools and on local roads.
“South Carolina has the fastest growth rate in the country right now,” said Dennis Marstall, the Lancaster County administrator.
Lancaster County is at the top of the list when it comes to growth in the state.
Its population has jumped 12% in nine years.
Voters will decide on a $588 million school bond referendum in November, which would raise property taxes to pay for new schools and improvements.
The same ballot will ask if they …