(KMZA)--Marshall County voters have approved the continuation of a half-cent sales tax for Community Memorial Healthcare in Marysville for an additional five years by an 8-vote margin.

That's the outcome after the Marshall County Commission met Thursday to canvass ballots from the November 5th election.

The sales tax was approved by a vote of 2,374 to 2,366.

Unofficial results election night saw the sales tax trailing by an 8-vote margin. However, there were 164 provisional ballots yet to be considered.

The sales tax was initially approved by voters in November 2019 for five years, and needed to be approved by voters again to continue.

In 2023, the sales tax generated more than $1.2 million in revenue for the hospital.