Sales Tax Extensions Approved By Voters

Some voters in Tulsa and Rogers counties went to the polls on Tuesday. Both elections concerned the extension of a city sales tax. <br/><br/>In Sand Springs, voters narrowly passed an extension of a

Wednesday, September 12th 2007, 6:00 am

By: News On 6

Some voters in Tulsa and Rogers counties went to the polls on Tuesday. Both elections concerned the extension of a city sales tax.

In Sand Springs, voters narrowly passed an extension of a half cent sales tax. Most of the money will fix Sand Spring streets.

The unofficial vote total according to the Tulsa County Election Board office was 613 â€˜yesâ€™ votes or 51%, and 581 â€˜noâ€™ votes, or 49%.

In Claremore, a one cent sales tax will be extended as well. Since the sale tax began in 1972, millions of dollars have gone to fund the cityâ€™s fire, police and park departments.

The unofficial results from the Rogers County Election Board office show 75% or 499 voters said â€˜yesâ€™ and 25% or 168 voters said â€˜no.â€™