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Council hears plan to seek renewal of transportation sales tax on 2026 ballot to preserve grant matches
Summary
City staff presented a plan to place a renewal of the half-cent transportation sales tax on the 2026 ballot to maintain local match funds for grant-funded road, trail and airport projects; no ordinance or vote was taken at the workshop.
City staff presented a detailed plan at the March 3 council workshop for placing a renewal of the city’s transportation sales tax on the 2026 ballot to preserve local match funds and support major roadway, trail and airport projects.
The presenter (staff member) told the council the current transportation sales tax began in 2005 as a 25-year tax and is scheduled to end in 2030. Staff proposed a renewal that would take effect when the current tax expires in 2030 and run through 2050; they emphasized the proposal would not increase the city’s sales tax rate before 2030 but would authorize a new term beginning in 2030, if approved by voters.
The presentation outlined how the sales tax has been used — notably to fund capacity improvements on Highway 100 in…
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