Sales tax collections show signs of rebounding in Lawrence; online tax still soaring

Lawrence is on a winning streak. The city has posted back-to-back months of positive sales tax growth, and that hasn’t happened since January and February. (Yes, as the HR person explained, that is probably a lame excuse to blow a vuvuzela noisemaker in the office, but when you are a Royals fan you don’t waste a winning streak.)

Lawrence City Hall recently received its July sales tax check from the state, which mainly represents sales made in May because of lag times. Sales tax collections were up 2.6% compared to the same period a year ago. That’s the best monthly showing since a 4.9% increase in January, which represented sales made in late 2018.