Voters asked to approve Sidney economic fund

November’s election ballot will give Sidney residents a chance to vote on the City of Sidney Economic Development Plan.

The ballot question asks “shall the City of Sidney establish an economic development program by appropriating annually from local sources of revenue only, namely the presently existing sales tax and use tax, the amount of $300,000 each year for ten years?”

The goals to of the plan are to provide jobs above the average wage paid to employees in the city of Sidney by encouraging and assisting local businesses to retain jobs presently existing and to expand both as reg...