Shawnee citizens voted YES for a half-cent sales tax. Of the 1,474 who went to the poles on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 1,174 voted yes, while the other 300 voted no.
The tax increase was presented to residents as an option to fund the additional $65.6 million loan for the wastewater treatment plant after the Aug. 15 meeting that found the cost projected in 2020 would not be sufficient to build...