Collections of sales taxes by Houston merchants dropped during the latest monthly period, reports the Missouri Department of Revenue.
Revenue from a one-cent sales tax was about $50,065, which was down $4,160 from the same period a year ago. For the first nine months of the year, the tally is $490,436, which is up $4,658 from a year ago.
Two quarter-cent sales taxes earmarked for streets, sidewalks and utilities totaled each about $12,030, which was down about $916 from a year ago. For the year, $118,189 has been collected on both.
An eighth-cent tax for debt repayment on a fire truck totaled $6,015.