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Ellensburg council backs further talks on countywide public facilities district to fund recreation
Summary
City council voted to continue partnership discussions on forming a countywide public facilities district to raise voter-approved sales tax revenue for large recreation projects including a pool and a field house, following presentations from city staff and Upper County recreation advocates.
The Ellensburg City Council on Sept. 2 voted to continue partnership discussions about creating a countywide public facilities district to raise voter-approved revenues for large recreational facilities serving both lower and upper Kittitas County. City Manager Heidi Brown and representatives of the Upper Kittitas County Recreation Center Alliance urged exploring a PFD as a way to spread costs and create a sustainable funding stream for projects such as a replacement field house and a new pool.
Brown said the model is permitted under state law and emphasized the city’s budget constraints and competing service priorities. She told the council the countywide 0.2% sales-tax option could, at current levels, generate an estimated $4,000,000 per year and provide roughly $52,000,000…
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