11/03/2026
Your opportunity to Vote for Parks! 🌳
Your mailbox gets a say in Overland Park's parks. 📬
Overland Park leaders () on Monday, November 2 took up an ordinance calling a special election on a dedicated parks and recreation sales tax, and the question is headed to a mail-in ballot on March 2, 2027.
The tax is the proposed funding piece of Playbook OP, the 10-year parks, trails and pools plan the City Council adopted in September.
The details:
🗳️ Mail-in special election, March 2, 2027
💲 A quarter-cent (0.25%) city sales tax dedicated to parks and recreation
📅 If approved, it would take effect in October 2027
🌳 Spending would go toward parks, trails, pools and green space
A yes vote would add the quarter-cent tax for parks and recreation. A no vote would leave the city's sales tax rate unchanged.
What would you want a parks tax to pay for first? Let us know in the comments.