Sales Tax Revenue Up

Special To McDonald County Press

Sales tax receipts for July when compared to 2014 receipts for the same time period show that revenue is on the rise for every town across the county, except for the Local Option Use Tax account in Southwest City, which saw a nearly 25 percent drop in earnings from the previous year.

General revenue for Pineville in July was more than double that of last year's earnings -- bringing in $107,064.24 more than 2014 and $174,035.34 more than the month of June.

Sales tax receipts for July 2015 distributed in August are listed first below. They are followed by last year's figure with the difference between the two, whether an increase or decrease, listed last.

McDonald County

General Revenue -- $124,757.95; $130,066.53; up $5,308.58

• Road and Bridge -- $124,757.66; $130,066.84; up $5,309.18

• Law Enforcement -- $124,759.45; $130,064.91; up $5,305.46

Emergency Communication -- $118,696.48; $122,976.79; up $4,280.31

Pineville

General Revenue -- $182,497.89; $81,433.65; up $101,064.24

• Capital Improvement -- $3,667.05; $2,464.17; up $1,202.88

Anderson

• General Revenue -- $13,159.87, $7,078.81, up $6,081.06

• Transportation -- $6,195.68, $2,895.08, up $3,300.60

Noel

• General Revenue -- $12,204.35; $7,611.80; up $4,952.55

• Transportation -- $5,914.34; $3,805.01; up $2,109.33

• Capital Improvement -- $4,576.59; $2,854.47; up $1,722.12

• Fire Protection -- $3,051.14; $1,860.12; up $1,191.012

Southwest City

• General Revenue -- $7,265.57; $0.00; up $7,265.57

• Capital Improvement -- $3,468.44; $0.00; up $3,468.44

• Fire Protection -- $1,734.28; $1,649.37; up $84.97

• Local Option Use Tax -- $12,825.76; $16,277.44; down $3,451.68

Goodman

• General Revenue -- $5,368.56; $2,481.81, up $2,886.75

General News on 08/27/2015