Parsons voters will decide if the current one-half percent public safety sales tax should go up by 0.5% to 1%. If voters approve it, the tax would generate $900,000 to $1,000,000 for the city per year, said Debbie Lamb, city manager. The sales tax rate is at 9.25% now in Parsons. If approved, this new tax will set the rate at 9.75%. The tax will be used like the original one that has been set for the previous nine years, said Lamb and Jim Zaleski, city economic development director. This tax has generated approximately $7.5 million since it began in January 2014, officials said.
Source: www.chanute.com
