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Cuba aldermen move to place 10-year park tax extension on August ballot
Summary
City staff told aldermen the city's 10-year park tax (started Feb. 2017) must be approved and sent to the county by May 26 to appear on the Aug. 4, 2026 ballot; council directed staff to proceed to preserve park funding.
The Cuba Board of Aldermen directed staff to prepare the ordinance to extend the city’s 10-year park tax and to meet county deadlines so the measure can appear on the Aug. 4, 2026 ballot.
Staff explained the current park tax began in February 2017 and will expire in 2027; to appear on the August ballot the council must approve and submit the ordinance to the county by May 26. Council members said placing the extension on the August ballot would avoid a gap in funding; one member explained that if the measure were delayed to November and passed, the city would be without the park tax revenue for up to a year.
"We've lived with it for 10 years," one alderman said, describing the tax as a way for out-of-town purchasers to help fund parks. The council moved, seconded and recorded votes on the related motions and readings; members also clarified that the proposal was not a tax increase but a continuation of the existing quarter-percent levy.
Council asked staff to expedite legal review and to ensure the ordinance meets the county filing deadline so the measure can reach voters this August rather than being postponed to November.
