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Commission discusses post-sunset future of quarter-cent sports tax and options for Atchison and Effingham complexes
Summary
Finance staff reviewed fund balances for the quarter‑cent sports tax; stakeholders, including Atchison Recreation/ASAF and the YMCA, discussed maintenance needs, new requests from USD 377 and options for managing funds after the tax sunsets. No binding decision was made; commissioners asked for follow-up analysis and stakeholder collaboration.
The Atchison County Commission and stakeholders met July 1 for a midday discussion on the quarter‑cent sales tax that funds two county sports complexes and the fund's status after the tax sunsets.
Finance Director Mark Seltner reported balances held by Exchange Bank (trustee) as of May 31: roughly $1,878,008 across four trustee funds, with payments remaining on bonds totaling about $337,001.70. The county has an 80/20 split arrangement between the Atchison facility and the Effingham facility under the current program. Seltner reported remaining allocations from the $500,000 initial allocation: Effingham had about $39,002.19 remaining and the Atchison complex had about $77,009.40 remaining at the time of the meeting.
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