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USD 420 asks Osage City Council to consider sales tax to fund Early Childhood Center; council tables decision
Summary
USD 420 Superintendent Ted Hessong presented a feasibility study and asked the council to consider a 0.25% or 0.50% special-purpose citywide retailers' sales tax for the November 2026 ballot; the council voted to table the matter to June 23, 2026 (7-0).
Ted Hessong, superintendent of USD 420, presented information on a feasibility study for a proposed Early Childhood Center and building updates and asked the Osage City Council to consider placing a 0.25% or 0.50% special-purpose citywide retailers' sales tax on the November 2026 ballot to help fund the project.
Perry Thompson spoke in support and suggested that revenue from a pending solar project in Osage County could provide additional county-level funds to support the district. After discussion, Council Member Mike Handly moved and Council Member Kathy Ayers seconded a motion to table the proposal until the June 23, 2026 meeting to allow further consideration; the motion carried 7-0. The transcript records this as a tabling action rather than a scheduling of an election measure, so no ballot language or estimated revenue figures were provided on the record.
