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When Boonville residents go to the polls on April 6, they’ll be voting not only to determine which candidates take office — they’ll also decide whether to extend a longstanding tax that funds a variety of city services.
Revenue from the .005 percent (one-half of one percent) capital improvement project tax is used toward Boonville’s economic development, parks, streets, public safety and agencies, City Administrator Irl Tessendorf said. The CIP tax is a part of the overall sales tax, that also includes Cooper County and the state.
Put simply, someone who makes a $20 purchase in Boonville pays 10 cents in CIP tax itself.
Citizens for CIP, a Boonville group, is encouraging people to vote in favor of extending the tax.
The recession has hurt sales tax revenue in Boonville. It’s down a couple of percentage points from where it was at this time last year, Tessendorf said.
When Boonville residents go to the polls on April 6, they’ll be voting not only to determine which candidates take office — they’ll also decide whether to extend a longstanding tax that funds a variety of city services.
Revenue from the .005 percent (one-half of one percent) capital improvement project tax is used toward Boonville’s economic development, parks, streets, public safety and agencies, City Administrator Irl Tessendorf said. The CIP tax is a part of the overall sales tax, that also includes Cooper County and the state.
Put simply, someone who makes a $20 purchase in Boonville pays 10 cents in CIP tax itself.
Citizens for CIP, a Boonville group, is encouraging people to vote in favor of extending the tax.
The recession has hurt sales tax revenue in Boonville. It’s down a couple of percentage points from where it was at this time last year, Tessendorf said.
