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Commission agrees to survey voters on 1-cent sales tax to fund EMS rescue capital plan
Summary
Commissioners directed staff to survey public support for a 1-cent county sales tax for 10 years to offset property-tax funding for EMS rescue and related capital needs. Staff will finalize R&R survey language, publish materials and collect responses before the budget hearing.
Atchison County commissioners agreed Aug. 12 to move forward with a public survey about a proposed 1-cent sales tax for 10 years to offset property-tax funding for EMS rescue capital and operating needs.
Commissioners and staff discussed the technical details and public messaging for the R&R (research and revenue) survey. Staff presented revenue estimates showing the first-year gross revenue projection of roughly $907,000 and a 10-year projection totaling about $9.8 million; commissioners asked staff to also present an…
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