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Raytown aldermen approve placing 0.25% parks, stormwater sales tax on Aug. 5 ballot
Summary
The Raytown Board of Aldermen voted to place a one-fourth‑percent sales tax on the Aug. 5 special election to fund parks and stormwater for seven years, splitting revenue 80% to parks and 20% to stormwater. Staff said the measure would help address roughly $5 million in deferred maintenance.
The Raytown Board of Aldermen voted May 6 to put a proposed one‑fourth of 1 percent sales tax on the Aug. 5, 2025 special election ballot to fund local parks and stormwater projects for seven years.
Park director Dave Turner told the board the city has about $5,000,000 worth of deferred maintenance and that the quarter‑cent increase would generate roughly $988,100 a year, with 80% of receipts earmarked for parks and 20% for stormwater. "We have…
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