First turbine sales taxes jumpstart budget revenue

Sales tax revenue for Whitman County through February totaled for almost half of the anticipated sales tax revenue which has been budgeted for the whole year. The big start derives from taxes off construction purchases for the Palouse Wind project.

Gary Petrovich, county administrative director, reported Monday the county has received $1,234,147 in sales taxes through February.

Treausrer Robert Lothspeich budgeted $2,795,000 in sales taxes to the county’s current expense fund for all of 2012. That projection is $728,605 more than the actual county sale tax revenue in 2011.

Lothspeich said he r...