Manhattan Development & Aggieville Parking

[pissclams]

what sales tax do you guys currently pay?

[ChiComCat]

Lodging tax is currently over 13% which is on par with or more than most resort areas.  I don't think increasing that to pay for everything in Manhattan is going to be an option forever.

[MakeItRain]

Damn, actually pretty expensive

http://www.ci.manhattan.ks.us/faq.aspx?TID=0&searchTerms=pottawatomie

What is the sales tax rate paid by citizens?
    State of Kansas sales tax = 6.3%
    Both Riley County/Pottawatomie retail sales tax = 1.0%
    (NOTE: For January, February, and March, the Riley County sales tax will decrease to .50% decreasing the total sales tax rate to 8.05% and 8.55% in the Downtown Redevelopment area. Sales tax rates will increase back to the original percentage on April 1, 2013.)
    City of Manhattan sales tax = 1.0%
    Quality of life sales tax = .25%
    Total sales tax rate = 8.55%

    Limey Pointe Transportation Development District sales tax = .50%
    Quality of life sales tax = .25%
    Total sales tax rate for Limey Pointe shoppers = 9.05%

    Downtown Redevelopment Transportation Development District sales tax = .50%
    Quality of life sales tax = .25%
    Total sales tax for Downtown Redevelopment shoppers = 9.05%

    You can click the link below for a map of the sales tax districts.

[pissclams]

that is pretty high, i'd guess that's probably the ceiling for a town like MHK.  my neighborhood is ~10.5% in KC which seems ridiculous. 

[MakeItRain]

my neighborhood is ~10.5% in KC which seems ridiculous.

Christ, its KC not Palm Springs. Damn

[SkinnyBenny]

Total waste of money.  Name one benefit of a bigger airport in a town of 50,000.

Chili's Too???   

[Belvis Noland]

By the way, I'm 100% in support of expanding the airport and paying for it through a sales tax by the townies and students.  It's absolutely a community asset that will positively impact the city as a whole and university (even though 99% of the students will never use it on a daily basis). 

taxes are already pretty high in mhk. i'd try to tax all the losers that don't live in mhk but come to mhk a lot and benefit from everything that mhk has to offer while driving on our roads and using our services while they are here. maybe a special game day tax where taxes are 1% higher on game days or a hotel tax or rental car tax or something. leave the townies and students alone. they already do enough.

I agree, but I don't know how much could conceivably be raised through hotel or rental car taxes.  The real problem is that there's no regional tax for a regional asset.  This airport is used by residents of all the surrounding communities, Salina, Junction City, Wamego, etc., but they aren't contributing.  The only way to capture their dollars is to tax them when they come to Manhattan and buy crap.  Unfortunately, this affects local residents too.  I'm not sure what the solution is. 

[Dr Rick Daris]

By the way, I'm 100% in support of expanding the airport and paying for it through a sales tax by the townies and students.  It's absolutely a community asset that will positively impact the city as a whole and university (even though 99% of the students will never use it on a daily basis). 

taxes are already pretty high in mhk. i'd try to tax all the losers that don't live in mhk but come to mhk a lot and benefit from everything that mhk has to offer while driving on our roads and using our services while they are here. maybe a special game day tax where taxes are 1% higher on game days or a hotel tax or rental car tax or something. leave the townies and students alone. they already do enough.

I agree, but I don't know how much could conceivably be raised through hotel or rental car taxes.  The real problem is that there's no regional tax for a regional asset.  This airport is used by residents of all the surrounding communities, Salina, Junction City, Wamego, etc., but they aren't contributing.  The only way to capture their dollars is to tax them when they come to Manhattan and buy crap.  Unfortunately, this affects local residents too.  I'm not sure what the solution is.

junction city and wamego taxes are already really high as well. higher than mhk i think. i want to tax people from out of the area. really stick it to them.

[GoodForAnother]

someone told me sales tax at village west in KC is 11% 

[wabash909]

By the way, I'm 100% in support of expanding the airport and paying for it through a sales tax by the townies and students.  It's absolutely a community asset that will positively impact the city as a whole and university (even though 99% of the students will never use it on a daily basis). 

taxes are already pretty high in mhk. i'd try to tax all the losers that don't live in mhk but come to mhk a lot and benefit from everything that mhk has to offer while driving on our roads and using our services while they are here. maybe a special game day tax where taxes are 1% higher on game days or a hotel tax or rental car tax or something. leave the townies and students alone. they already do enough.

I agree, but I don't know how much could conceivably be raised through hotel or rental car taxes.  The real problem is that there's no regional tax for a regional asset.  This airport is used by residents of all the surrounding communities, Salina, Junction City, Wamego, etc., but they aren't contributing.  The only way to capture their dollars is to tax them when they come to Manhattan and buy crap.  Unfortunately, this affects local residents too.  I'm not sure what the solution is.

junction city and wamego taxes are already really high as well. higher than mhk i think. i want to tax people from out of the area. really stick it to them.

Have we thought about guns?

[ChiComCat]

By the way, I'm 100% in support of expanding the airport and paying for it through a sales tax by the townies and students.  It's absolutely a community asset that will positively impact the city as a whole and university (even though 99% of the students will never use it on a daily basis). 

taxes are already pretty high in mhk. i'd try to tax all the losers that don't live in mhk but come to mhk a lot and benefit from everything that mhk has to offer while driving on our roads and using our services while they are here. maybe a special game day tax where taxes are 1% higher on game days or a hotel tax or rental car tax or something. leave the townies and students alone. they already do enough.

I agree, but I don't know how much could conceivably be raised through hotel or rental car taxes.  The real problem is that there's no regional tax for a regional asset.  This airport is used by residents of all the surrounding communities, Salina, Junction City, Wamego, etc., but they aren't contributing.  The only way to capture their dollars is to tax them when they come to Manhattan and buy crap.  Unfortunately, this affects local residents too.  I'm not sure what the solution is.

junction city and wamego taxes are already really high as well. higher than mhk i think. i want to tax people from out of the area. really stick it to them.

5% lodging tax (13% total on a hotel room) is sticking it to them

[Dr Rick Daris]

By the way, I'm 100% in support of expanding the airport and paying for it through a sales tax by the townies and students.  It's absolutely a community asset that will positively impact the city as a whole and university (even though 99% of the students will never use it on a daily basis). 

taxes are already pretty high in mhk. i'd try to tax all the losers that don't live in mhk but come to mhk a lot and benefit from everything that mhk has to offer while driving on our roads and using our services while they are here. maybe a special game day tax where taxes are 1% higher on game days or a hotel tax or rental car tax or something. leave the townies and students alone. they already do enough.

I agree, but I don't know how much could conceivably be raised through hotel or rental car taxes.  The real problem is that there's no regional tax for a regional asset.  This airport is used by residents of all the surrounding communities, Salina, Junction City, Wamego, etc., but they aren't contributing.  The only way to capture their dollars is to tax them when they come to Manhattan and buy crap.  Unfortunately, this affects local residents too.  I'm not sure what the solution is.

junction city and wamego taxes are already really high as well. higher than mhk i think. i want to tax people from out of the area. really stick it to them.

13% lodging tax is sticking it to them

yes. certainly a start.

[chum1]

Yeah, but everyone will be happy to pay more taxes when they hear that Manhattan can have big timey buses!

[ChiComCat]

If manhattan starts getting direct flights from Denver again, they can stick it to me on taxes for those.

[wabash909]

If we can have big timey buses they can stick it square in my ass.

[Gooch]

By the way, I'm 100% in support of expanding the airport and paying for it through a sales tax by the townies and students.  It's absolutely a community asset that will positively impact the city as a whole and university (even though 99% of the students will never use it on a daily basis). 

taxes are already pretty high in mhk. i'd try to tax all the losers that don't live in mhk but come to mhk a lot and benefit from everything that mhk has to offer while driving on our roads and using our services while they are here. maybe a special game day tax where taxes are 1% higher on game days or a hotel tax or rental car tax or something. leave the townies and students alone. they already do enough.

Hey Daris stay the eff out of Wichita then.

[PoetWarrior]

It's time to rename this section of Manhattan to something more joyous and innocent.

[eastcat]

How about we tax shi in Lawrence to pay for MHK?? Anyone thought of that yet?? 

[Stevesie60]

$1 to enter Manhattan. Put a toll booth on all highways into town. Boom, airport paid for.

[puniraptor]

10% extra special tax on all Texas Roadhouse purchases. That should do it.

[Shacks]

12% sales tax in Manhattan unless you can present a K-State student ID or proof of residency in Riley County

[06wildcat]

By the way, I'm 100% in support of expanding the airport and paying for it through a sales tax by the townies and students.  It's absolutely a community asset that will positively impact the city as a whole and university (even though 99% of the students will never use it on a daily basis). 

taxes are already pretty high in mhk. i'd try to tax all the losers that don't live in mhk but come to mhk a lot and benefit from everything that mhk has to offer while driving on our roads and using our services while they are here. maybe a special game day tax where taxes are 1% higher on game days or a hotel tax or rental car tax or something. leave the townies and students alone. they already do enough.

I agree, but I don't know how much could conceivably be raised through hotel or rental car taxes.  The real problem is that there's no regional tax for a regional asset.  This airport is used by residents of all the surrounding communities, Salina, Junction City, Wamego, etc., but they aren't contributing.  The only way to capture their dollars is to tax them when they come to Manhattan and buy crap.  Unfortunately, this affects local residents too.  I'm not sure what the solution is.

Geary and Pottawatomie counties are going to share the cost of the Metropolitan Planning Organization needed in Manhattan now and in the past both stepped up with tax money to guarantee a base revenue for the American Eagle flights.

[Mikeyis4dcats]

If manhattan starts getting direct flights from Denver again, they can stick it to me on taxes for those.

whats the latest on this?

[Asteriskhead]

So, have we figured out how to get rid of Cozy Inn yet?

[wetwillie]

So, have we figured out how to get rid of Cozy Inn yet?

Disrupt their onion supplier.