Voters in Ellis County  decide on May 14 whether to approve a half-percent sales tax to repair and expand the Ellis County jail, courthouse and law enforcement building. Sheriff Ed Harbin explains why this vote is so critical to his department on the Eagle Community Television Forum this week. The program can be seen each evening at 6 and 10 p.m. following the Eagle Community Television’s Local News on channel 14 and 614.

Revenue from the tax would also fund a new EMS-rural firefighting building.
    
The tax would not be new. A half-percent sales tax for construction of the sports complex expired at the end of March.
      
Current estimates show the projects funded by the tax would cost between $12 million and $13 million.