Sedalia Asks Residents To Pressure County Over Tax Money

The Sedalia City Council asks residents to get involved in the latest disagreement between the City and Pettis County Commissioners.

In a news release, The City claims that Pettis County owes Sedalia $548,000 for infrastructure improvements. The money is Sedalia's portion of a 1/2 cent sales tax approved by voters in 2000 and extended every five years since. That tax money is used to improve and maintain things like streets, sewers, water, and stormwater projects for municipalities in Pettis County.

The Council claims this money is being withheld because County Commissioners don't want the county's buildings within the City of Sedalia to meet minimum building code fire and safety regulations standards. The Council asserts that they believe the money is being withheld to force Sedalia into not enforcing the City's building code fire and safety standards.

In their news release, the Sedalia City Council asked residents to call Pettis County Commissioners and ask that they "Distribute this tax as it was described in the ballot language and their press releases." The City Council also reminded residents that many voted for and are paying for the tax, yet receive no benefit.

Townsquare Sedalia/Warrensburg is contacting the Pettis County Commission to get their side of this story.

It's the latest development in the strained relationship between Pettis County and the City of Sedalia.

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