By ROD ZOOK
Hutch Post
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — July sales tax revenue for the city of Hutchinson fell by more than 6% year-over-year.
According to figures released by the city, sales tax receipts totaled $1.367,618 compared with $1,458,651 in 2021. Like the county, it’s only the second time in the past five years that July revenue did not surpass the numbers in June. July numbers reflect shopping for the month of May.
The sales tax supporting the sports arena project fell by $20,000 for the month. The city’s ¼-cent sales tax generated $65,000 for the Cosmosphere, $9,800 for Strataca, $30,000 for property tax relief and just over $92,000 for infrastructure.
To date, the city has taken in about $10.2 million, or 39% of last year's total of just under $17 million.
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