(KNZA)--Voters in Jackson County will decide this August whether to continue funding local road and bridge work through a special sales tax.

County commissioners voted unanimously at their May 26th meeting to place a question on the August 4th primary ballot asking residents to renew the county’s four-tenths of a percent special retailers’ sales tax.

The tax was first approved by voters in 2004 and is set to expire at the end of this year. It currently brings in about 600-thousand dollars annually, which is used to pay for infrastructure projects across the county.

Commissioners had originally hoped to seek voter approval to increase the tax to five-tenths of a percent. However, that plan was blocked after the Kansas Senate failed to pass enabling legislation.

If renewed, the tax would continue funding road and bridge improvements. However, under the current proposal, cities would no longer receive a share of the revenue.