PAWHUSKA, Okla — Local elections are on August 27 and there are many votes to improve cities including Pawhuska.
The town is proposing an extension to their current 1% sales tax.
The tax is divided into different sectors:
- Three-quarters of the tax will go to updating roads and buildings in the town.
- The other one-quarter will go to the economic development of the community.
Pawhuska's Assistant City Manager Carol Jones, told 2 News based on last year's data, the town could receive over $400,000 from this tax if it passes.
Jones said although the amount they receive may sound like a lot, it adds up quickly.
"When you start figuring out what it takes to repair the streets, and not only to repair the streets but repair the curbs and the sidewalks and the water and sewers lines that are underneath the streets. It really adds up," Jones said.
Along with updating roads, the tax will also help attract visitors to the town, such as to the popular Mercantile, the restaurant and shop of Pioneer Women Ree Drummond.
The last time the city of Pawhuska voted on this matter was in 2021 when the 1-cent sales tax to continue the current term of developments and support the city hospital was approved.
The proposal is to extend the current overall 4 percent sales tax to 2029.
"It's not new it's a continuation and in order for us to continue to build on our infrastructure and to make things better for us as citizens of the as well as our visitors. It's just very important that everybody gets out and votes yes," Jones said.
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