Iron County sales taxes hits record for July

By TOM LAVENTURE

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HURLEY — Sales tax revenues for July are the highest yet recorded, according to reports at the Iron County Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday.

In the county clerk’s report, Michael Saari said the county has recorded $60,820 in sales tax for the month of July. This is the highest sales tax collected ever in one month for the county, he said.

The July sales tax for 2020 was $49,000, and in 2019 it was $48,800, he said. That is a $12,000 increase from each of the previous years, he said.

The county sales tax is now at $359,000 over the first sev...