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Skagit County approves consent agenda, schedules public hearing on 0.1% councilmatic sales tax and ratifies housing funding agreement

5947768 · October 13, 2025
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Summary

At its Oct. 13 session the Board approved the consent agenda, set a public hearing for an optional 0.1% councilmatic sales-tax for criminal-justice purposes and approved a Home Investment Partnership funding agreement for affordable housing with one commissioner recused.

The Skagit County Board of Commissioners on Oct. 13 approved its consent agenda, scheduled a public hearing on an optional 0.1% councilmatic sales tax for criminal-justice purposes, and approved a Home Investment Partnership (HOME) funding agreement under which Island Roots Housing, a CHDO, would develop 14 affordable rental units.

Commissioner discussion highlighted several consent items before the vote. The board set a public hearing for Tuesday, Oct. 28 at 3:30 p.m. to consider using a councilmatic 0.1% local-sales-tax option established under House Bill 2015 (referred to in the meeting as HB 2015) that, if…

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