Tax education efforts start 3 weeks before election

Green River residents will receive mailers aimed to educate them on the need for a 1% sales tax increase this week, beginning efforts to inform voters before the Nov. 2 special election.

Steve Core, communications administrator for the city, said the mailers were part of a multi-pronged strategy including digital outreach and a column to be submitted to the county’s publications.

According to Core, the city has been an active participant throughout the process and said the plan amongst the group was to have multiple groups providing input on how that educational outreach is handled.

The effort...