2022 Sales Tax Question
2022 Sales Tax Question
A sales tax question will be on the ballot in November 8, 2022. This question asks whether or not a 0.25% sales tax shall be levied in Pottawatomie County for the purposes of several road and bridge projects. The ballot information is below as well as a map highlighting the project locations.
This 0.25% sales tax would remain in effect until all of the listed projects are constructed and paid for.
Shall an additional retailers' sales tax be levied in Pottawatomie County, Kansas, in the amount of one fourth percent (0.25%), to take effect January 1, 2023, and to expire upon the payment of all costs authorized in financing all of the projects described herein. The projects to be financed with such retailers' sales tax are as follows:
- Upgrade and pave Harvest Road from Excel Road to Lake Elbo Road;
- Engage in and pay for an Advanced Preliminary Engineering study for Marlatt-Junietta bridge in Blue Township;
- Upgrade and pave Excel Road from Cara's Way to Harvest Road;
- Construct new road and bridge from Harvest Road to Junietta Road;
- Upgrade and pave Vineyard Road and Chapman Roads south of U.S. Highway 24;
- Upgrade and pave Salzer Road from Say Road to Elm Slough Road;
- Upgrade and pave Elm Slough Road from Salzer Road to Highway 99;
- Replace Louisville Road Bridge (POT52);
- Upgrade Pleasant View Road to hard surfaced road;
- Replace Havensville Road Bridge (MCR55);
- Upgrade Doyle Creek Road from Riley Creek Road to Pleasant View Road to rural road design and hard surface;
- Replace Armstrong Road Bridge with alternate route (GRT15);
- Belvue Bridge over Kansas River deck replacement;
- No part of the proceeds from such additional retailers' sales tax shall be distributed to any City located within Pottawatomie County.
The proposed 0.25% additional retailers' sales tax shall be in addition to the existing retailers' sales tax, and nothing herein shall be deemed to modify the use, purpose, or allocation of the existing one percent (1.00%) retailers' sales tax. All pursuant to K.S.A. 12-187 et seq.?