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Independence asks voters to renew sales tax that includes trails funding

Submitted by MoBikeFed Webmaster on Fri, 07/23/2010 - 8:16am

Approval would allow city to contine building trails for transportation and recreation.

On August 3rd the voters of Independence will be asked to renew a 1/8-cent parks and recreation sales tax that includes funding for trail construction and maintenance. 

In recent years the sales tax been used to build new trails like the Rock Creek Trail in the west and trails along Little Blue Parkway, 39th Street, and Arrowhead Drive in the east. A renewed sales tax would allow the city to continue extending these trails and build new ones, including better connections to the MetroGreen regional trail network and the future Katy Trail extension into Kansas City.

Sales tax information.

Independence Examiner story.

The city's parks master plan (19mb PDF) details the type of projects that are planned for the future.

MoBikeFed urges all Independence voters to study this issue, make an informed decision, and vote on August 3rd.

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