Overland Park 1/8 cent sales tax?

Overland Park has a mail in ballot initiative this month, they want to continue a 1/8 cent tax that was initially approved by voter's in 1998. It was then re-authorized again in 2003. The current tax is set to expire in March 2009. The money raised by this tax is used for residential street improvements and construction of new residential streets. This tax will add a penny for every $8 spent in Overland Park.

While I am generally pretty defensive of new taxes especially ones like this that were supposed to be temporary but I think that this tax has been very beneficial and neccesary. Overland Park is growing steadily to the South and the full infrastructure is yet to be built. Well that is my opinion, please let me know what you think. No matter which direction you decide make sure that you send in your vote.

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