Tuesday is the final day to register to vote, and across Kansas, sales tax permissions are on the ballot. That is, what sales taxes can be used for. The goal, two counties say, is to reduce the burden on home and property owners. In Pawnee County, voters will decide whether or not to approve the use of sales tax funds for emergency services. County attorney Douglas McNett says it could insulate homeowners from the possibility of raising property taxes. People living in Pawnee County have been living with a 1% sales tax for over 15 years. It was originally implemented to help pay back a bond issue designed to save their critical access hospital. The original goal was to pay for healthcare services. They paid off that bond early in 2021, and it left them with excess sales tax revenue. In 2022, they added EMS to the list of services that could be financed by sales tax. EMS service is completely covered by sales tax.
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