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Council adopts 0.1% sales-tax to fund Sumner Transportation Benefit District
Summary
Sumner City Council unanimously approved ordinance 2937 to fund the city's Transportation Benefit District with a 0.1% sales tax to expand routine road maintenance funding. Councilmembers said the measure spreads costs to users of Sumner roads, including nonresident workers and visitors.
The Sumner City Council on a unanimous vote approved Ordinance 2937 to fund the city's Transportation Benefit District (TBD) with a 0.1% local sales tax. The council established the TBD earlier and on Monday decided to use the state-authorized 0.1% sales-tax option to raise recurring revenue for road maintenance.
Communications Director Carmen Palmer told the council the TBD funding choice was intended to prioritize routine maintenance and preventative treatments — such as chip seal — rather than relying solely on occasional reconstruction grants.…
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