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Council weighs non‑levy revenue options and asks staff for deeper analysis on Esperance annexation
Summary
Councilors discussed a list of potential non‑property‑tax revenue sources (parking fees, school‑zone and red‑light cameras, cultural‑access sales tax, code enforcement fee changes, TIF and others) and various estimates; members asked staff for more detailed fiscal analysis, especially regarding potential annexation of Esperance.
The Edmonds City Council held an extended discussion June 10 about non‑levy revenue options to reduce reliance on a property‑tax levy lift and to "spread the pain," as one councilor put it.
Council President Tibbetts reviewed a yellow table in the packet that listed potential revenue sources. Council members and staff identified several candidate items for near‑term pursuit, including parking‑related revenues, expanded automated traffic enforcement in school zones and red‑light locations, adjustments to code‑enforcement fees, expanded…
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