City of Kansas City, Kansas — 3/8-cent Sales Tax for Parks and Infrastructure (Wyandotte County)

What it does

Shall the City of Kansas City, Kansas, be authorized to impose an additional three-eighths of one percent citywide retailers' sales tax the proceeds of which shall be used as follows: 1) approximately fifty percent (50%) for the purposes of financing park capital improvement projects, including parks, community centers and trails, and 2) approximately fifty percent (50%) for the purposes of financing infrastructure projects such as roads, bridges, and sidewalks, the collection of such Sales Tax commencing on April 1, 2027, or as soon thereafter as permitted by law, and terminating ten years after its commencement?

A YES vote means

Kansas City, Kansas could add a 3/8-cent citywide sales tax for ten years starting April 1, 2027, about half for parks, community centers and trails and about half for roads, bridges and sidewalks.

A NO vote means

Kansas City, Kansas would not add this 3/8-cent sales tax.

What it would cost

1% sales tax: $1 on a $100 taxable purchase.

Needed to pass

A simple majority: more than half of the YES and NO votes on this measure must be YES. Leaving it blank doesn't count either way.

Left–right lean

Unclear: our AI read of the official summary isn't confident enough (we require 70%) to place this on the left–right spectrum, so we don't. Read the summary and decide for yourself.

The YES and NO lines are SpectrumVote's plain-language reading of the official text above; the official text is what you vote on.

Official text: source

Background

According to the Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas, this three-eighths-cent (0.375%) sales tax would apply only in Kansas City, Kansas, with revenue split roughly evenly between park capital projects and public infrastructure such as roads, alleys, bridges and sidewalks.

The Unified Government says collection would begin April 1, 2027, or as soon after as state law allows, and the tax would end ten years after it begins unless voters approve continuing it.

It says the city's combined sales tax rate is now 9.125% and would be 9.75% if both this measure and a separate countywide quarter-cent health care and homelessness tax pass; voters can approve either, both or neither.

The Unified Government lists Parkwood pool replacement, a future park in Piper and support for a Sunflower Hill Golf Course clubhouse replacement as projects, with the final list to be adopted by the Commission through the budget process.

Put on the ballot by Unified Government Board of Commissioners (date and vote not stated on the UG page).

From official source.

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Quick answers

What does a YES vote on City of Kansas City, Kansas mean?

Kansas City, Kansas could add a 3/8-cent citywide sales tax for ten years starting April 1, 2027, about half for parks, community centers and trails and about half for roads, bridges and sidewalks.

What does a NO vote on City of Kansas City, Kansas mean?

Kansas City, Kansas would not add this 3/8-cent sales tax.

How many votes does City of Kansas City, Kansas need to pass?

A simple majority: more than half of the YES and NO votes on this measure must be YES. Leaving it blank doesn't count either way.

Should I vote yes or no on City of Kansas City, Kansas?

SpectrumVote doesn't endorse anyone or tell you how to vote. Read what a YES and a NO vote each do, and the official text, then decide based on what you want to happen.

When is the vote?

The general election was Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Counts are unofficial until each state certifies its results over the following weeks; your state or county election office has the official results.