Avon voters will see a construction materials use tax on the November ballot

The Avon Town Council has officially referred the question of whether the town should implement a 4% use tax on construction materials to voters in November.

All six members of the council present during the council’s Tuesday, Aug. 27, meeting voted in favor of sending the question to voters, even though a similar question failed last year in a 60% to 40% vote.

This year’s proposed use tax would apply to all building projects in the town with total materials costs over $125,000. The 4% use tax would replace the town’s 4% sales tax on construction materials.

Avon’s government sees the use tax as a way to more effectively capture the funds that builders are already paying on projects they construct in Avon. This is because while sales tax on building materials is often paid wherever the materials are purchased, the use tax will need to be paid to Avon based on an estimated total construction materials cost for builders to receive their building permit from the town.



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