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An Independence Sales Tax Measure was on the August 4, 2009 ballot in Jackson County for voters in the City of Independence. The measure called for a new sales tax that would have increased the number of police officers patrolling the city.^[1]

The measure was defeated.^[2]

Yes: 3,625 (39.55%)
No: 5,541 (60.45%)d

The proposed 3/8 cent sales tax was expected to generate approximately $6 million per year. Funds would have been directed towards hiring 42 new police officers, 18 department employees and funding a new police station.^[1] The new police station project was developed in light of recent statistics that revealed that crime had increased 30 percent in the city.^[2]

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↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Kansas City Star, "Independence rejects new sales tax," August 4, 2009 (dead link)
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 KCTV5, "Independence Police Sales Tax Voted Down," accessed August 18, 2009 (dead link)

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Independence Sales Tax Measure, 2009

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