Marion County Judge Jason Stumph spoke with KTLO, Classic Hits and The Boot News after a new jail and law enforcement tax was voted down by residents on Tuesday.
With 76 percent of voters opposing the measure to add a half-cent sales tax next year as the current tax sunsets in February, the judge says the outcome reflects a vote of confidence in the work being done in the county.
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Judge Stumph noted that he would have liked to see more broad participation in the vote from county residents.
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Residents will see a slight drop in sales taxes come February of 2026 as the current half cent tax expires. The Judge is now working to bring another initiative to the ballot for Marion County voters.
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A Procedures and Management meeting Thursday evening will focus on the specific language in the two ordinances for the proposed center. Judge Stumph says he hopes by December the ordinances will be voted on by the Quorum court with the citizens of Marion County casting their votes in the March primary next spring.
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