ESD 5: New tax will boost emergency response

Registered voters in Wilson County Emergency Services District (ESD) 5 will have an opportunity to vote on a sales and use tax in the Nov. 4 election. The district — which provides fire suppression and emergency rescue services for 256 square miles in central and western Wilson County, including Floresville — is seeking a 1.25-percent sales and use tax for the unincorporated areas in the district. The tax won’t apply to sales and use within the city limits of Floresville, where the tax already has reached the maximum allowed; state law prohibits a combination of state and local sales and...

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