When will the Hays County Emergency Services District 6 election back on?”
SAN MARCOS — The previously canceled sales tax referendum proposed to raise money for firefighter salaries in northern Hays County is back on after state officials said Monday that, by law, the show must go on. Though it was never taken off the ballot, the Hays County Emergency Services District 6 proposal to raise the current 7-cent sales tax by 1 cent had been reported canceled Oct. 14. The district’s board of directors decided to nix the election after learning it would compete with another sales tax referendum to fund a project by Salt Lick owner and developer Scott Roberts. Roberts wants to raise the sales tax by 1.25 cents on items sold at the Salt Lick to raise money for his proposed 540-acre residential and commercial Driftwood development. He would be the sole voter in that election. However, passage of both referendums would push sales tax in the area to 9.25 cents — past the 8.25-cent legal limit set by the state. Should voters pass both referendums, both sales taxes would b
