Columbia voters are likely to see a local sales tax on internet purchases go to the ballot in either April or August 2022.
That was the general consensus of the Columbia City Council on Wednesday, when it met for a marathon work session to set the stage for figuring out a city budget for fiscal 2022, which begins Oct. 1.
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