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Resident urges Spokane County to adopt 0.1% sales tax option to fund housing for unsheltered
Summary
At the Sept. 9 Spokane County commissioners meeting, a Spokane resident urged the county to enact the “15/90” sales-and-use tax option under RCW 82.14.530 to fund construction and services for people experiencing homelessness; the comment was delivered during the open public forum and no county action was taken during the meeting.
Becky Deckerhoff, a Spokane resident, told the Spokane County Board of County Commissioners during the Sept. 9 open public forum that the board should enact the so-called “15/90” sales-and-use tax authorized by state law to create more housing for people experiencing homelessness. "This ordinance, which amended RCW 82.14.530, allows the county legislative authority to impose a sales and use tax not to exceed one‑tenth of one percent," Deckerhoff said, adding that at least 60% of revenues must be used for construction of housing and related services and the remainder for operations and delivery of housing services.
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