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Sammamish council hears King County Medic 1 levy plan; staff to return with supporting resolution
Summary
Officials and regional EMS leaders outlined a proposed six-year, 25¢-per-$1,000 property tax levy to fund Medic 1 services across King County. Council members asked questions about recruitment, mobile integrated health and local impacts and directed staff to return with a resolution for the May meeting.
Sammamish City Council members heard a detailed presentation April 1 on the proposed King County Medic 1 levy, a six-year funding package the county task force recommended to maintain advanced life support and regional emergency medical programs.
"Every time any person in King County who calls 911 for a medical emergency, you're accessing that system," Michelle Plourde, Emergency Medical Services Division Director at Public Health — Seattle & King County, said during the presentation. She told council staff and members that Medic 1 serves more than 2.3 million people and handled over 250,000 calls in 2024.
The levy package presented totals roughly $1.5 billion over six years for the entire region and proposes a 25¢ per $1,000 assessed value levy rate. For a homeowner with an $850,000 house, Plourde gave an example estimate…
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