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Centralia council approves placing transportation-benefit tax renewal on November ballot
Summary
The Centralia City Council voted unanimously to place a measure on the November 2025 ballot asking voters to renew a 0.02% local sales tax that funds road maintenance and leverages grants for larger projects.
The Centralia City Council on Tuesday voted 7-0 to place a measure on the November 2025 ballot asking voters to renew the citys Transportation Benefit District (TBD) 0.02% sales tax for another 10 years.
City staff said the tax is not new but would continue an existing local sales-and-use levy used to pay routine maintenance and to provide local matching funds that help the city secure state and federal grants. "Of those monies collected from 2016 to 2024, 60% of that fund goes to maintenance projects ... 40% of that fund goes into leverage other dollars," Ashmore said during the councils presentation.
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