FORT SMITH, Ark. (AP) – A group in Fort Smith has announced its opposition to a
proposed temporary sales tax to help finance exhibits in a U.S. Marshals Museum
in the western Arkansas city.
The Times Record reports that Citizens Against Unfair Taxes met Thursday with
about 90 people to discuss the proposed 1-cent sales tax increase for nine
months.
Residents will vote on the issue during a special election in March.
Joey McCutchen said he supports the museum, but that it should secure a loan
or seek more private funding.
Museum Foundation President Jim Dunn more than $35 million in cash and land
donations have been received so far, but about $16 million more is needed to
complete exhibits.
Dunn says the museum has been in the works for nearly a decade and is
scheduled to open next summer.
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