Who Pays and How Much?

To implement this new approach, funds will be needed at the onset to acquire the land for these regional facilities and to address many existing storm water problems.
The proposed funding plan includes a variety of sources which reflects the wide responsibility for storm water management.

The sources are:

    • A 1/8 of one percent sales tax,

    • A storm water utility charge,

    • A capital charge for new development,

    • Revenue from existing sources such as the mill levy and the Johnson County Storm Water Management program (SMAC).

 

 

Shall the following be adopted?

Shall the retailers' tax in the amount of one-eighth of one percent (.125%) be levied in the city of Lenexa, Kansas (the "City"), for the purpose of paying the cost of improving the City's storm water system, including purchasing land, constructing storm water improvements with recreational amenities and paying the principal of and interest on revenue bonds issued to pay the cost of such storm water system improvements and all things necessary and related to such improvements; provided that such retailers' sales tax shall expire five years from the date of imposition, all pursuant to K.S.A. 12-187 et seq., and K.S.A. 12-195?