wheelage tax

Benton County residents will be paying a $20 fee when they renew their license tabs this year. That's a $10 increase from previous years.

Back in the fall of 2013, the Stearns County Board of Commissioners approved tacking on $10 to vehicle license tab renewals called a "Wheelage Tax". The additional funding is to help pay for a road construction project backlog. In today's installment of "Whatever Happened With That?" we give you an update on the tax four years later.

Stearns County residents will be paying more sales tax next year after county commissioners voted 3-2 to increase it by a quarter-percent.

Stearns County will hold one more public input meeting on transportation funding options to get feedback before county commissioners make a decision.

A public hearing is scheduled for next month so Stearns County commissioners can consider how to fund road construction projects over the next five years.

There's still a few more chances for you to weigh in on how Stearns County should fund transportation projects.

It could cost Stearns County residents more when they license their vehicles or when they buy merchandise in the county. Commissioners are considering options to raise additional money for county road and bridge projects.

Minnesota's road construction season is just a few months away and Stearns County is gearing up for one of its busiest seasons yet.

Stearns County is hoping to get caught up on their road construction projects thanks to the new "wheelage tax".

Add Stearns County to the list of Minnesota counties who will collect a $10 wheelage tax on license tab renewals.