Sales tax rates in the county will drop by half a percent July 1, when a five-year-old special tax imposed to build a $3.5 million jail expires.
County Clerk Tina Spencer said the county would continue to collect revenue from the tax in July and August from sales occurring before July 1.
Enough money to pay the bond on the jail, which was completed in September 2012, was collected in March, and the county notified the state to cancel the tax.
“The State of Kansas requires an entire quarter’s notice to cancel the tax at the beginning of the next quarter,” Spencer said.
(Read more: HILLSBORO Star-Journal)