By CRISTINA JANNEY
Hays Post
A .5 perent sales tax that will be used toward paying down the Hays USD 489 bond debt is set to go into effect on Saturday.
The city sent out a reminder this week that all businesses in the city need to adjust their point-of-sale terminals to reflect the new tax rate.
The sales tax in addition to local property tax will be used to pay for a $143.5 million bond.
The main project under the bond will be the construction of a new high school, which will include an auditorium. The bond will also renovate the current high school into a middle school and renovate the current middle school into an elementary school. Roosevelt and O'Loughlin elementary schools also will be renovated.
Lincoln Elementary School and Rockwell Administration Center will be closed. The Westside school program will be relocated.
More information for retailers on the sales tax can be found at http://www.ksrevenue.org/salesratechanges.html or the Kansas Department of Revenue Customer Service Center Website.