by BOB BARTON
Six months into 2010, Kyle is registering the biggest jump in sales tax thus far this year, collecting $1.43 million during the first half of the year. That’s a solid 13.6 percent increase over its share of last year’s sales tax collections based on retail activities by city merchants.
Kyle’s check for June was $227,000, ranking it second only to San Marcos among Hays County’s 10 incorporated cities for the month.
Although Buda still has a little more than a $100,000 lead in sales tax collections for the year over Kyle, its $213,000 sales tax totals for June is a decrease of 5.1 percent below totals for last year at this time. Its total receipts for this year now stand at $1.55 million.
San Marcos registered a 4.5 percent decrease in June sales tax collections, getting a check from the state for $1.3 million for the month. Its take thus far this year is $9.3 million.
Dripping Springs continues to run considerably ahead of Wimberley in its collections for the year. The $78,000 received in June brings its yearly total to $397,000.
Wimberley, with a slightly lower sales tax percentage, received $37,000 in June. That brings its total for 2010 to $276,000. Its total receipts for the year show a decrease of 9.3 percent.
Other six month totals for the reminder of Hays County include: Uhland, $23,000; Woodcreek, $16,000; Niederwald, $9,700; Hays, $8,000; and Mountain City, $2,700.
Total city sales tax receipts for the entire county during the first half of 2010 is $13.04 million. That’s a solid 2.7 improvement over the same period of 2009.
