https://www.theurbanist.org/king-county-approves-0-1-sales-tax-bump-to-aid-county-roads/
TL;DR:
- 0.1% Countywide sales tax Increase passed, with a 5-4 vote of the King County Council.
- 87.5% of revenue funds county-owned roads in unincorporated areas. This includes both rural areas and “urban islands” like White Center and Skyway, which are not part of any city despite being in the metro area.
- 12.5% of revenue is passed through to cities to fund their own road projects. This is divided evenly by population, after each city receives a $10,000 minimum.
- Notably, there is no cap on how much a city can receive, unlike the original pass-through proposal, which included a cap that cut Seattle’s share from $4.7 million to $1.9 million and redistributed those dollars to other cities.
- For wonky technical reasons, County Executive Zahilay does not have the power to veto this tax, so this is the final action. Tax will take effect January 1st.
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