Record February Town sales tax revenues

Between gift giving generosity and tourists wanting to get out of their hometowns, La Conner registers jingled merrily in December.

Town of La Conner sales tax revenue reported in February was a record $63,103, $ 6,556 and 11.6% above 2022’s previous record. Not till May did a month’s sales tax revenues top $63,000 last year. The $106,494 two-month total is one-sixth of this year’s projected budget.

Shoppers flocked to La Conner for holiday shopping; data are reported on a two month time lag. These are November and December's revenues.

The $ 6,279 firetruck sales tax receipts were a record, al...