Increased taxation is always a touchy subject for voters during any election, but the citizens of a northeast Missouri community were more than willing to oblige.

The Scotland County Fire Department in Memphis will now receive the benefits of a new sales tax worth one half of one cent, after voters approved the tax in the state primaries on Tuesday.

The fire department is hoping to upgrade their fleet, and with the potential of bigger trucks, they're going to need a place to put them.

We’re going to try and use the tax money to try to either improve on this station, or build a new one," said Assistant Fire Chief Eric Probst. "Whichever one that we can work out so that the future purchase of trucks won’t be so complicated."

The fire department estimates the new tax will give them an additional $200,000 annually.

Members of the fire department are very thankful for the support from the community as the tax received nearly 80% approval from voters.