Lyon County sales tax increase proposed

Lyon County officials are turning to a sales tax increase to help pay for a much-needed jail and other public safety infrastructure.

At the commission meeting Thursday, Commissioner Bob Milz proposed an ordinance providing for a 1/4-cent tax on infrastructure added to the county's sales tax.

If approved, the hike would put the tax at 6 3/4 percent.

Milz said the funds would be used for jail or juvenile probation facilities and only after a vote by the commission.