Driveway Tax Coming In Mission - WHAT NEXT??

Mission driveway tax – this is over the top!
Posted 8/19/10 on:
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New Tax Is Effective In December
MISSION, Kansas -- (Mission is a suburb in the greater Kansas City area)

Mission has adopted a new tax that will charge fees based on how much traffic specific properties generate.

The Mission City Council on Wednesday adopted a "driveway tax" as a way to raise revenue for road repairs in the Kansas City suburb.

Under the new program, every homeowner will be charged $72 a year and small businesses will pay $3,558 a year, beginning in December.

Larger businesses will pay more. For example, a Target store will pay up to $64,750 annually.

Mission officials previously said homeowners would be charged on average about $72.

City officials say the fee is expected to raise $1.2 million a year to help finance $38 million in road improvements during the next 10 years. It will also be used to fund a new express bus service between Overland Park and the Country Club Plaza.

City Administrator Mike Scanlon has said that the tax is fair and justified. He said the tax has been successfully imposed in other states.