MONROE — A measure that would add one-tenth of 1 percent to Monroe’s sales tax to support police services appeared to be passing Tuesday night.
Preliminary ballot counts showed the measure with 949 yes votes and 577 no votes. It needs a simple majority to pass.
Ballots will continue to be tallied for the next few days.
“It’s just a preliminary, but we’re pleased to see what we’re seeing so far,” said Monroe police spokeswoman Debbie Willis, who was at a National Night Out event. “We’ve always had such a tremendous support from our community. We’re hoping that the results will keep coming in as the first results have shown.”