Some voters have wondered if Allen County could use some of the revenue from the existing half-cent landfill tax for the proposed hospital project. Currently the funds generated for the landfill are being used for solid waste disposal or for reserves to provide funds for closure costs and cannot be used for another purpose without the approval of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment.
With regard to the hospital question currently on the ballot, Kansas law allows the board of county commissioners to submit the question of imposing a retailers’ sales tax and pledging the revenue received for the purpose of providing health care services. The revenue received for the 10-year period from such a sales tax must be used for the health care services listed on the ballot.
Sharon Utley,
Allen County treasurer
Alan Weber,
Allen County counselor
