After several tries at the polls, Parkville voters approved a use tax and also established a sales tax for recreational marijuana sales. In Kansas City, the city asked for renewal of a transit sales tax for 10 years and also sought the vacation of unused parkland located in Clay County.
Parkville Proposition T – For the purpose of funding roads, infrastructure and capital projects, including, without limitation, capital grant related projects requiring City of Parkville matching funds, including 9 Highway at East Street (Triangle), future phases of 9 Highway (between Sixth Street and Lakeview Drive) and the Bell Road connectivity project for sidewalks; and funding for the construction, maintenance and repair of, and improvements to, pedestrian corridors, multi-use trails and recreation trails, shall the City of Parkville impose a local use tax at the same rate as the current total local city sales tax rate, currently 2.50% provided that if the local sales tax is reduced or raised by voter approval, the local use tax rate shall also be reduced or raised by the same action?
Yes 505
No 455
Parkville Proposition M – Shall the City of Parkville impose a city sales tax of 3% on the sales of adult use marijuana at retail?
Yes 735
No 225
Kansas City Question 1 – Shall the City of Kansas City continue a city sales tax for the purpose of developing, operating, maintaining, equipping and improving a public bus transit system for Kansas City, pursuant to contract with the Kansas City Area Transit Authority, as authorized by Section 94.605 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri at a rate of 3/8% for a period of 10 years?
Yes 2,057
No 948
Kansas City Question 2 – Should the City of Kansas City remove from the parks system vacant property containing approximately 5.399 acres serving as undeveloped parkland which is generally located between North Oak Trafficway to the west, North Holmes to the east and north of Northeast 32nd Terrace which has been determined by the Board of Parks and Recreation Commissioners to be no longer necessary or appropriate for park, parkway or boulevard use?
Yes 1,636
No 1,348