Manteca proposes 1% sales tax increase to pay for emergency services and road repairs

Manteca voters may be asked to raise the city’s sales tax rate to 9.25 percent to improve police and fire services and street repairs, City Manager Toni Lundgren said.

Adding 1 percentage point to the current rate of 8.25 percent would reduce dependence on city reserves that are now being tapped for operating costs, she said.