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Parks taxOverland Park's City Council voted Monday night to put a quarter-cent (0.25%) parks and recreation sales tax before voters.
Overland Park's City Council voted Monday night to put a quarter-cent (0.25%) parks and recreation sales tax before voters. KMBC reports the city says it would fund upgrades to pools, trails and playgrounds, and KCTV says it could generate up to $176 million over the next decade. Reports differ on timing: KCTV says it will be a mail-in ballot election in March 2027, while KMBC says the vote comes in April.
TrashOverland Park could move to a single-contract trash-hauling system that lets homeowners associations with their own contracts opt out.
Overland Park could move to a single-contract trash-hauling system that lets homeowners associations with their own contracts opt out. Nothing is official yet, and the hauler, the monthly cost per household and pickup days are still uncertain.
News Notes · Today’s editionSource: Johnson County Post