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Joplin voters to decide on Memorial Hall funding and Project Launchpad

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JOPLIN, Mo. – Voters in Joplin will get the chance to decide whether to fund renovations at Memorial Hall. The council Monday night voted to add a ballot issue to the April 2022 election asking whether voters would fund the 30-million dollar renovation.

In that same election, voters will decide the fate of “Project Launchpad.” The plan is to renovate the Old Joplin Library to serve as a business incubator and downtown office for Missouri Southern. The city will ask voters to help cover 10-million dollars for that project.

The council also added a ballot question to the August 3rd special election. It would extend a 0.25% sales tax for 10 years to fund storm water control and parks.

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Carl Junction to reintroduce use tax on April ballot

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CARL JUNCTION, Mo. – The City of Carl Junction, Missouri is reintroducing a use tax on the April ballot.

If passed, it would tax online purchases at an equal amount to the city’s sales tax which is 3%. The measure failed in the 2020 election. City officials say it’s needed to fund improvements to city parks, sidewalks and streets.

“To generate a little bit more revenue for the city we have several protects that have been ongoing,” said Carl Junction City Administrator Steve Lawver. “Over several years we just don’t have the funds to complete, and we need to get those completed.”

Residents can learn more about the proposed use tax at a meeting Tuesday evening at 6:00 p.m. at Randy’s Drive-In. Municipal election day in Missouri is on April 6, 2021

Joplin Council discusses action plans in Monday work session

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JOPLIN, Mo. – The Joplin City Council held a work session Monday. On the agenda, the city’s action plans for future development.

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The action plans look to address declining neighborhoods, homelessness, economic opportunities, crime, and city service levels. City officials hope to get the plans fully worked out by April so they can be ballot measures for elections in May.

“These action plans drive at the heart of that,” says Joplin City Manager Nick Edwards. “It’s finally addressing that question about ‘Why doesn’t the city take care of this?’, or ‘Why doesn’t the city do this?’ I think by addressing these, we’re addressing the communities needs. We’re proposing to provide a higher level of service to the community. I think it’s serving our community in the best way possible.”

City officials also looked at the results of a study about the preferred future of Ewert Pool. That study showed people would like it turned into a splash park.