Buchanan County Sheriff Mike Strong says lost funding from the Capital Improvement Sales Tax rejected by voters would impact his office. The tax raises nearly $3-million a year. Strong says the county commissioners spend it carefully and the money is “absolutely” needed.  Strong says $130,000 a year pays for vehicle replacement in his department and $30,000 pays for new bulletproof vests, which must be replaced every few years. Voters rejected extending the tax by a 60 to 40 percent margin August 2^nd after the county removed a sunset clause that had been in place nearly 25 years. The tax will expire at the end of 2012.