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Council asks staff to draft ordinance to keep local levy cap at 1% amid state bill debate
Summary
Councilman Henderson moved and Councilman LaVaca seconded a request for staff to draft an ordinance asserting the city’s preference to keep the local levy rate capped at 1% in response to discussion of Senate Bill 5798; the motion passed by voice vote at the April 9 meeting.
Councilman Henderson told the Sedro‑Woolley City Council on April 9 that he wanted the city to “go on record” to keep the local property tax levy cap at the current 1 percent while Senate Bill 5798 (and a companion house bill) is under consideration in the state legislature.
Henderson said he had discussed the issue with County Assessor Danny Hagen and noted timelines in the bill that would require the…
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