Two communities in the area, Hoisington and Claflin, will be asked whether to approve sales tax questions.

Hoisington
Hoisington voters will cast votes for or against one-quarter of one percent for city infrastructure improvements. City Manager Jonathan Mitchell anticipates raising $60,000 to $70,000 a year if the tax is approved.
The funds will be used for infrastructure improvements such as streets, water, and quality of life issues. Mitchell said that in the past year, when the municipal swimming pool has a serious leak, the city didn’t have funds to fix the pool and had to take the funding from other sources for the repair.
The tax would take effect April 1, 2015. The raise would bring the sales tax to an equal level with Great Bend’s.

Claflin
The city of Claflin is requesting a sales tax of one-half of one percent to keep the mill levy assessment under control, provide adequate funding for public services, and to continue to make improvements to the community center and city park and funding for capital improvements and reserves. It will end after five years.