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Spokane resident urges county to adopt 0.1% sales tax for affordable housing
Summary
A Spokane resident urged the Spokane County Board of County Commissioners to adopt a county sales-and-use tax under RCW 82.14.530 to fund construction and services for people experiencing homelessness, with at least 60% dedicated to housing construction.
Becky Dickerhoof, a Spokane resident, told the Spokane County Board of County Commissioners on July 8 that the board should enact what she called a “15 90 tax,” invoking RCW 82.14.530 to permit a county sales-and-use tax not to exceed one‑tenth of 1 percent to fund housing for people who are unsheltered.
Dickerhoof said the ordinance she described would require at least 60% of revenue to be used for construction of…
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