Johnson County Question No. 2
November 4, 2008

Shall the following be adopted?

Shall the Johnson County Education Research Triangle Authority be created and, for its purposes, shall a one-eighth of a cent (0.125%) retailers’ sales tax be imposed in Johnson County, pursuant to KSA 19-5002, for the purpose of supporting projects and programs related to (1) medical education and life sciences and cancer research programs at the Johnson County locations of the University of Kansas Medical Center; (2) research and education programs in animal health and food safety and security at the City of Olathe location of Kansas State University; and (3) undergraduate and graduate programs at the Edwards campus of the University of Kansas in the City of Overland Park, with the revenue from the tax being distributed in equal shares to the three institutions, consistent with the statute, and used for building construction, academic and research program development and growth, faculty and staff recruitment and retention, and operation and maintenance?

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