Carthage, IL – One of the tax referendums on Tuesday's ballot in Hancock County could be met with opposition. Voters will decide whether a one-half cent public safety sales tax should be implemented. The new money would go to the sheriff's office. While Sheriff John Jefferson says the funds are desperately needed, he says it would have been easier 7 or 8 years ago. He spoke with Public Radio's Jason Parrott about why the tax dollars are needed and how the department will use them, if the measure is approved.
You can hear more with Hancock County Sheriff John Jefferson by clicking the audio link above.