The Manhattan City Commission expressed plans to increase sales taxes by 0.3 cents per dollar after two of its city sales taxes are set to expire.
The two set to expire are a one-fifth cent per dollar sales tax in 2026 and a one-fourth cent per dollar sales tax in 2027 (totaling 45 cents per dollar).
City staff members presented three options that would renew the city’s sales taxes at one-half cent, three-quarters of a cent or 1 cent. Each option would dedicate about $3 million annually to debt payments and provide varying funding for streets, deferred maintenance, parks and a future fire training facility.
