Source: Visit websiteCorrection: Corpus Christi voters last considered changes to sales taxes last year. A previous version of this story misstated when sales taxes last appeared on the ballot.
How the city uses two voter-approved sales taxes will be back on the ballot next week — meaning residents can again choose whether to continue the sales taxes under their proposed new purposes.
Proposition E and Proposition F request that voters reauthorize the two existing sales taxes and reallocate the revenue for a spread of projects in the downtown area, citywide flood mitigation and work on certain types of streets.
If approved, Proposition E and Proposition F would be in effect for 20 years, according to ballot language.
City officials estimate each sales tax would garner about $200 million over the term, a city-published informational booklet shows.
Because Proposition E and Proposition F are separate propositions, voters have the option of supporting one, both or neither.
Below is a breakdown of what voters need to know about the sales tax propositions before arriving at the polls.
One 1/8-cent sales tax is invested into the American Bank Center's arena, while the second 1/8-cent sales tax benefits the seawall, downtown's first line of defense in a storm.
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