Tagged: Arch Tax

It's known as the Arch tax, but if St. Louis city and St. Louis County voters approve the measure next month, the biggest chunk of money goes to parks in the region.
 
The sales tax would add about 2 cents to a $10 purchase in the city and county. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that it could raise an estimated $780 million over the next 20 years.
 

On Tuesday night The National Park Service gave the public a chance to comment on its report that considers the potential impacts of renovating the St. Louis Arch grounds. 

The comment period runs through March 1 and the complete report and comment form can be found here. 

In order to assess how, or if,  improvements will impact the surrounding area, the park service considered three scenarios.  The park service found that none of scenarios would be detrimental to the surrounding area.