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On February 6th, voters in Springfield will decide whether to continue the quarter-cent sales tax for capitol projects in the city. As KSMU's Missy Shelton reports, the city is offering two public meetings to help voters understand what the tax will fund.
On February 6th, voters in Springfield will decide whether to continue the quarter-cent sales tax for capitol projects in the city.
The tax began in 1989 and voters have renewed it every three years since then.
In the past, the tax has paid for improvements to streets, intersections, and sidewalks.
Andrew Furedy is principal planner for the city.
To help the public understand what the tax has funded in the past and what it would fund in the future, the city is holding two informational meetings for voters.
The first is this Thursday evening from 5 to 7 at the Library Center on South Campbell. The second is Tuesday, January 16th from 5 to 7PM at the Library Station on North Kansas Expressway.
Furedy says voters will see examples of their tax dollars at work.
As for the major projects that the renewed tax would fund, Furedy says several high profile intersections would get some upgrades.
The city projects the renewal of the quarter of one-cent sales tax would generate 30 million dollars in the next three years.