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Council discusses possible local sales-tax increase under ESHB 2015 as part of revenue package
3825052 · June 13, 2025
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Summary
Lake Forest Park council members raised a possible local sales-tax increase enabled by ESHB 2015 as an alternative or complement to a property-tax levy; staff agreed to prepare revenue estimates and further analysis for the governance meeting.
At the June 12 work session, several council members discussed whether to pursue a local sales-tax increase under ESHB 2015 as one element of the city’s revenue strategy to offset rising public-safety and operational costs.
Councilmember Lehi introduced the sales-tax idea and asked staff to present revenue modeling. Staff noted that an…
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