Pottawatomie County ballot to again include sales tax question for infrastructure projects

It’s election season, and residents of Pottawatomie County can expect to see a new, but familiar, question on this year’s ballot.

Earlier this month, County Commissioners voted to include a quarter-percent sales tax to fund road and bridge improvements. Commissioner Greg Riat joined KMAN’s In Focus Tuesday, where he explained there are various projects around the county that this tax would help support.

Riat also wants residents to understand that this increase would be temporary.

Last year, voters were also presented with a quarter-percent sales tax increase but rejected it by a 53 to 47 percent margin.

Riat estimates implementing the tax would generate roughly $2 million annually for the county.