A 10-year, one-half-cent sales tax. That’s what the Sedgwick City Council hopes to convince residents to vote on in November. The council approved a resolution on Wednesday to give voters the opportunity to extend the current half-cent tax for an additional 10 years, tripling its original length. In November 2019, voters passed a five-year city sales tax that took effect in 2020 and will sunset on Dec. 31, 2024, unless it is extended by a successful vote in five months. City Administrator Kyle Nordick told the council that the special sales tax approved in 2019 has generated $509,507 in revenue so far. He estimated that the one-half of one percent (0.5%) retailers’ sales tax would generate approximately $195,000 annually. “It’s going right out the door for street repairs,” Nordick said. “That would be part of the marketing.”
Source: Harvey County Now
