City answers questions on Washington Park Bandshell 6th-cent ballot proposition

CASPER, Wyo. — After a pair of open houses, the City of Casper is releasing answers to commonly asked questions about each of the eight projects on the Nov. 5 ballot that would make use of an optional sixth-cent sales tax.

Throughout Wyoming, a 4% sales tax is applied to most purchases, with some exceptions. Voters in Natrona County first approved the additional fifth-cent optional sales and use tax in 1974 and have chosen to renew it every four years since. The city keeps track of public sentiment regarding the best use of those funds.

This year, voters will be asked to vote “yes” or “no” on the eight projects that would make use of a countywide sixth-cent tax. Only the projects approved by the majority would get funded.

The tax would be expected to raise $35 million over two years, which is also the sum total of all the projects. The tax would expire after two years or when the goal amounts for the voter-approved projects are raised, whichever comes first. The funds will remain permanently attached to the projects, and the council would decide in the future how to fund any deficits if the tax does not perform as expected.




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