LaHarpe sales tax proposal would fund streets - The Iola Register

LaHarpe sales tax proposal would fund streets - The Iola Register

Voters will decide whether to reinstate a 1.5% city sales tax, after the expiration of a similar 1% tax left the small town struggling to keep up with rising costs. LAHARPE — LaHarpe residents will be asked to bring back a sales tax that would help fund upkeep of city streets. For 10 years, the city had a 1% tax before it expired earlier this year. But the tax expired after voters rejected a similar measure last November that would have extended…