Community Corner
MAPS 4 Sales Tax Collections Begin In Oklahoma City
MAPS 4 is a debt-free public improvement program funded by a voter-approved temporary penny sales tax.
April 1, 2020
MAPS 4 sales tax collections started at midnight Wednesday, officially kicking off the ambitious program to transform our community with public investments for everyone.
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MAPS 4 is a debt-free public improvement program funded by a voter-approved temporary penny sales tax. The tax will raise a projected $978 million until it expires March 2028.
The sales tax rate is staying the same. The temporary sales tax included in the Better Streets, Safer City program ended when MAPS 4 began. The bond-funded projects in Better Streets, Safer City will continue through 2027 and beyond. Visit okc.gov/tax for more on taxes in Oklahoma City.
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Visit okc.gov/maps4 for details on MAPS 4.
About MAPS 4
More than 70 percent of MAPS 4 funding is dedicated to neighborhood and human needs. The rest is for quality of life and job-creating initiatives. MAPS 4 has 16 projects.
- Parks ($140 million)
- Youth Centers ($110 million)
- Senior Wellness Centers ($30 million)
- Mental Health and Addiction ($40 million)
- Family Justice Center operated by Palomar ($38 million)
- Transit ($87 million)
- Sidewalks, bike lanes, trails and streetlights ($87 million)
- Homelessness ($50 million)
- Chesapeake Energy Arena and related facilities ($115 million)
- Animal Shelter ($38 million)
- Fairgrounds Coliseum ($63 million)
- Diversion Hub ($17 million)
- Innovation District ($71 million)
- Freedom Center and Clara Luper Civil Rights Center ($25 million)
- Beautification ($30 million)
- Multipurpose Stadium ($37 million)
Each project will be refined in the coming years as the process unfolds, much like the previous MAPS programs. MAPS 4 will be overseen by a voluntary advisory board that makes recommendations to the Oklahoma City Council, which has final oversight.
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Media Contact
Kristy Yager
(405) 297-2550
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