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Resident urges Spokane County to adopt local 0.1% sales tax for housing
Summary
A City of Spokane resident urged the Spokane County Board of Commissioners to adopt a local “15/90” sales-and-use tax under RCW 82.14.530 to fund housing construction and services for people experiencing homelessness.
A City of Spokane resident asked the Spokane County Board of County Commissioners on Oct. 7 to pursue a local sales-and-use tax to fund housing for people experiencing homelessness.
Becky Dickerhoof told commissioners she was speaking on behalf of a local nonprofit resolution and cited state data in urging action. “I would guess at least 13,000 households are doing their best to survive without running afoul of the law,” she said. She also disputed that the entire figure in the state report represents visible people…
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