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Parks staff outline $0.22 property‑tax levy option and capital wish list; council urged to wait for PROS plan results
Summary
Parks staff presented a menu of deferred maintenance and proposed projects and showed how a 0.22 per $1,000 assessed‑value parks levy would translate to roughly $110/year for a median $500,000 home; staff and council members agreed the forthcoming Parks, Recreation and Open Space (PROS) plan should shape any ballot measure priorities.
Parks leadership presented a detailed list of capital needs and maintenance backlogs and discussed options to fund them through a dedicated parks property‑tax levy.
Parks director Sarah Christie provided an itemized project wish list — including restroom rebuilds at Lundeen and Davies beaches, bulkhead and pier repairs, playground replacements, synthetic turf field equipment, boat/workboat replacement and trail projects — and a consolidatedestimate. Using the city’s preliminary modeling,…
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