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(KAIR)--Atchison County voters, in August, will be asked to decide the fate of a sales tax proposed to support Atchison County EMS and Rescue.

The proposal of a one-cent sales tax for the next 10-years, according to Atchison County 3rd District Commissioner Casey Quinn, follows the findings of a community survey showing that 73-percent of residents support the initiative.

Quinn explains that following the crunching of the numbers, the Commission decided the sales tax would be the best way to offset the burden of funding falling on county property owners.

The decision to place the special question on the ballot means voters will decide its fate this coming summer.

Quinn says the Commission welcomes input from the voting public, leading up to the August 4 election, with more information regarding the proposal to be made public in the near future.