Park City Sales Tax Referendum was developed with the input of citizens across our community.
Visitors will help pay for our city services & infrastructure.
Using our streets and infrastructure, thousands of visitors come through Park City every day to shop and dine. If approved by voters in August, the Sales Tax Referendum will provide a new funding source where 88% of the new sales tax revenue will come from these out-of-town visitors spending money in Park City.
Low cost for shoppers, big returns for small businesses & working families.
The Sales Tax Referendum would increase our sales tax by only 1%, putting us at the same sales tax rate as most cities in Sedgwick County. This investment of about $2.47 per month for the average Park City resident will afford us the revenue to offer incentives that attract new jobs to our city and help grow locally owned businesses.
Prescription drugs & many items for senior citizens will be exempt.
The Park City Sales Tax Referendum will not impact prescription drugs, medical devices, or any food that is used to provide meals for the elderly or homebound. These will be exempt and will not be subject to a sales tax.
Provide an option for property tax relief for homeowners.
While the cost to the average Park City will only be around $2.47 per month, the potential cost savings impact on homeowners could be huge. Among the many options provided to Park City with the additional sales tax revenue includes giving our elected leaders the ability to reduce our property tax rate and provide much-needed relief for homeowners and businesses experiencing a jump in their appraised property values.
Use spending from visitors to attract more family entertainment, shopping & dining options.
The new sales tax revenue could be used to help attract more jobs, quality businesses and more options for our families and keep their spending at home instead of forcing residents from going to Wichita for their entertainment needs.
Our citizens would help determine how best to utilize the sales tax revenue.
When it comes to determining how these additional tax dollars would be spent, our city leaders will continue to work with and listen to our families, taxpayers and businesses on the best and most fiscally responsible services and projects to fund. These potentially include property tax relief, economic incentives to attract new businesses and/or improvements to city services like roads, parks and public safety.