This Makes Cents
The This Makes Cents Blog is written by the Campbell County Penny Power Coalition, a volunteer group of citizens who believe in the positive difference that the 1% sales tax brings to Campbell County, Wyoming. We’re looking to engage you in conversation, but we do ask that you do so in a polite and respectful way. Please avoid comments that are profane, offensive or inappropriate. Such comments that are posted on this site are blocked.
A note about taxes
Taxes can be confusing, so we wanted to provide a little bit of information about who pays for the 1% sales tax, and what the current sales tax rate is for our community. Who pays for the 1% sales tax / Penny Power, and what is taxable? Anyone who buys taxable...
Have you been to a Penny Power Listening Session?
Have you attended a Listening Session that Campbell County, the City of Gillette and the Town of Wright are holding, yet? If you don't know, these sessions are an opportunity for residents to learn how 1% sales tax dollars are used to benefit our community and to...
Penny Power at Work in Gillette Wyoming
What does the Penny Power Tax Mean to Gillette Wyoming? From 2007 through 2017, the total 1% Optional Sales tax that the City of Gillette (Government) received was $221,442,000. Check out the pie chart below to see how those funds were split up by the City. You can...
Who’s Checked Out the Campbell County Local Government 1% Story Map?
Who's checked out Campbell County Local Government's awesome Optional 1% Story Map? If you haven't, you better go check it out today: http://arcg.is/14P5qf The County built the map to inform Campbell County, Wyoming taxpayers of the projects and programs the Optional...
Penny Power Sidewalks and Paths
Penny Power Sidewalks and Paths Penny Power (aka the 1% sales tax) has been used to improve sidewalks and paths. You can see a difference in the sidewalks on Highway 59 from the 1970s to today – pennies were put to good use there, wouldn’t you say. A...
Town of Wright and the 1% Tax
Do you know: The 1% sales tax (Penny Power) is especially important to the Town of Wright Wyoming because the Town relies on if for roughly 33 percent of its operational expenses. As depicted in this chart, the Town of Wright uses the 1% sales tax for street repairs,...
How does Campbell County Local Government use the 1% Tax
How does Campbell County Local Government use the 1% sales tax (aka Penny Power)? For fiscal years 2015-18, the projects with more than 56% of the funds go to solid waste operations and County road maintenance and pavement management! Check out what else there is to...
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