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Resident urges Spokane County to adopt 15/90 sales tax to fund housing construction
Summary
A public commenter urged the Spokane County Board of Commissioners to enact a local sales-and-use tax under RCW 82.14.530 (the so‑called 15/90 ordinance) to finance housing construction and services, citing a regional housing shortage and economic impacts.
A community member urged Spokane County commissioners on July 22 to adopt a local sales-and-use tax under RCW 82.14.530 to fund housing construction and related services.
Becky Duckerhoof cited a 2021 white paper presented at a Spokane region housing summit, saying the region underbuilt roughly 32,000 housing units between 2010 and 2019 and that the…
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