MAPS 4 sales tax collections begin in Oklahoma City

Published on April 20, 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.

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.

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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