Shawnee Commission Puts Tax Increase On Jan. 23 Ballot

North Rock Creek High School performed “Flowers for Algernon” for a live audience last weekend. Today, Drama Department Director, Brandy Bond will take the performance to Ada for NRC’s first ever drama competition. Pictured left to right: A b i g a i l Schoenebaum (Birdie), Ethan Holloway (Prof. Nemur), Jack Marinelli (Charlie), Mia Perryman (Dr. Strauss) and Symphony Green (Alice).
North Rock Creek High School performed “Flowers for Algernon” for a live audience last weekend. Today, Drama Department Director, Brandy Bond will take the performance to Ada for NRC’s first ever drama competition. Pictured left to right: A b i g a i l Schoenebaum (Birdie), Ethan Holloway (Prof. Nemur), Jack Marinelli (Charlie), Mia Perryman (Dr. Strauss) and Symphony Green (Alice).

Voters in Shawnee will cast their ballots on a 0.5 percent tax increase in January 2023.

After much deliberation at the Monday Oct. 3 Commission meeting the board voted to approve the establishment of a 0.5 percent sales tax. A resolution was approved as well, calling for a special election to submit the question on said sales tax to voters.

“A discussion of a 0.5 percent sales tax arose from the fu…