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Raytown aldermen direct staff to draft ballot language for quarter-cent parks/stormwater sales tax
Summary
After a lengthy presentation on deferred maintenance and stormwater needs, the board instructed staff to prepare an ordinance for a quarter-cent sales tax (80% parks / 20% stormwater) with a seven-year sunset for placement on the ballot; the board did not adopt the tax at this meeting but voted to bring back ordinance language.
Raytown officials directed staff to prepare ballot language for a renewal and modification of the city's parks and stormwater sales tax, settling on a recommended option of a quarter-cent sales tax with an 80/20 split favoring parks and a seven-year sunset.
Park Director Dave Turner and Public Works Director Rob Camp laid out budget data showing maintenance shortfalls: Turner said parks personnel costs now consume roughly 61–65% of the parks budget and presented a $5.3 million list of park projects categorized by urgency. Camp told aldermen the stormwater…
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