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La Conner council updates senior utility discount rules and raises business-license threshold to comply with state change

5688705 · August 26, 2025
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Summary

Council passed two ordinances to align local rules with state policies: removing an April 1 application deadline for senior utility discounts (Ordinance 12-62) and raising the low-revenue business-license exemption threshold to match a statewide change (Ordinance 12-63).

The La Conner Town Council approved two ordinances at its meeting to align local code with state rules and to remove administrative barriers for residents and small businesses.

Ordinance 12-62 amends the town’s utility-rate code so water and sewer senior discounts use consistent language and no longer require a senior to apply by April 1 of each year. The change relies on the town’s practice of using Skagit County property-tax exemption status to identify…

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