The Independence School District Bond and the Jackson County COMBAT sales tax renewal are both passed easily Tuesday night.
The school district’s $85 million bond, with 45 of 45 precincts reporting, passed 7,678 (68.58 percent) yes to 3,517 (31.42 percent) no.
In Jackson County, with 172 of 172 precincts reporting, passed the COMBAT tax for another seven years. Kansas City voters approved the measure 14,725 to 4,883. That brings the vote totals to 33,189 (71.07 percent) in favor to 13,510 (28.93) against.
The measure is passing 18,464 (68.16 percent) in favor to 8,627 (31.84 percent) against.
Tuesday’s vote would extend the tax through March 2018. COMBAT is a quarter-cent sales tax and is collected countywide. The money goes into a fund separate from the county’s general fund, and it’s earmarked for prosecuting and preventing drug-related crime. In addition to paying for police, prosecutors, courts and jail space, much of it is given to dozens of local agencies and school districts for prevention and treatment programs. The tax is expected to generate about $19 million this year.
Keep posted to examiner.net for more information later this evening.
