Purchases made in Kewaunee County will have an extra half-percent sales tax on them for another five years. The Kewaunee County Board voted 18-1 earlier this week to extend the sunset period for the sales tax until December 31, 2026. Milt Swagel was the lone dissenting vote and Kim Kroll was excused from the meeting. Since it was first enacted in 2017, the sales tax revenue has reached over $4.7 million. It is money Kewaunee County Administrator Scott Feldt said last week is used to fill in the gap still being felt by the closure of the Dominion Power Plant.

Feldt also said that extending it for five years gives the board the flexibility to make a decision on ending the county sales tax if the financial picture for the county improves. The half-percent sales tax works out to be an extra 50 cents on every $100 purchased.