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The citizens advisory board will recommend ways to spend sales tax money approved by voters late last year.
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Springfield's 3/4-cent sales tax has a long history, going back well before Mayor Ken McClure and the current City Council were elected. It was initially approved by city voters in November 2009 to bail out the city's retirement pension fund for police and firefighters — which faced a $200 million shortfall during the Great Recession era.
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Today — Tuesday, August 6 — is Missouri’s primary election — but at the upcoming November 5 general election, voters in the state's third-largest city will also decide on a ¾-cent sales tax proposal.
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Springfield City Council held a public hearing Monday on whether to send a 3/4-cent sales tax proposal to voters in November. But in a long debate, Council heard many residents who want to see sales tax spending put toward the city’s urgent housing needs.
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On Monday night, Springfield City Council will hold a public hearing on whether to send a 3/4-cent sales tax measure to voters. The proposed tax measure would pay for public safety efforts and community projects.
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Now that cannabis is fully legal for adults, Missouri’s third-largest city has 10 licensed marijuana dispensaries. Meanwhile, five of them haven’t yet paid sales taxes they owe for the month of March.
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In Springfield, a new 30-member Citizens Commission on Community Investment is looking at renewing a city sales tax that bailed out the old police-fire retirement pension back in 2009. Commissioners are expected to make recommendations to City Council on how the money should be spent in the future, now that the retirement fund has been largely paid for. But city officials say there’s a cost to doing nothing.
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A 30-member Citizens Commission on Community Investment was appointed by Springfield City Council earlier this week. Commissioners will soon start work. Their task is deciding whether to ask voters to renew a key sales tax passed during the Great Recession — and how to spend the money.
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In the Great Recession era, Springfield passed a sales tax to address a $200 million shortfall in the pension fund for police and firefighters. Now the city is looking to possibly renew that sales tax.
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As a crucial sales tax is set to expire, major spending decisions lie ahead for Springfield City Council. Mayor Ken McClure on Wednesday announced a proposed new citizens commission. It could have a major impact on which priorities get funding.