HUTCHINSON, Kan. — We talked a little last week about the latest county sales tax collections which shows a slight decrease over the previous month.
During the Reno County Commission meeting Tuesday, County Administrator Gary Meagher told the commission that the collections for the construction of the new jail are also down.
The numbers show that the county collected $427,765 dollars in March, compared with $567,186 in Feb. That’s a difference of over $139,000. That number is also lower then the $446,522 collected in March of last year.
Meagher says at the time voters approved the half cent sales tax to build the jail, they figured with would need at least $400,000 per month to pay off the bonds in ten years or 2023. He still believes they’re on track to pay them off before that time.
The March numbers reflect sales in January.