Voters easily pass CIP sales tax extension

Despite less than 600 voters turning out for the April 2nd election in the Guthrie city limits, nearly 80% of the voters elected to extend the current Capital Improvement Projects for an additional 15 years.

In 2016, voters approved a three-quarters of a cent sales tax increase to fund projects around the city. The tax was set to sunset in 2031 until Tuesday night’s election.

With the approval, the tax is now set to expire in 2046. Related article: Guthrie citizens to vote on CIP proposed sales tax extension

The election numbers are unofficial until certified by the Logan County Election Board, which will meet on Friday.

Of the 546 votes, 79.85% of the voters said yes with 436 votes. 110 voters voted against the proposition, or 20.15%.

Election day saw 468 voters turn out in eight total precincts. 78 additional voters used either absentee mail or early voting.

Each voting precinct showed an above super-majority win for the proposition.

			Yes	No
306	Noble Avenue	1219 W. Noble	50	17
307	First Christian Church	402 E. Noble	172	33
308	Logan County Fairgrounds	Fairgrounds Rd.	66	15
309	Guthrie Christian Church	S. Division	70	13
310	Generations Church	2524 W. Noble	24	8
	Absentee Mail in		43	14
	Absentee in person		11	10