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State legislative session brought funding wins for Newcastle, lobbyist and representative tell council
Summary
The city lobbyist and the newly appointed 40th District representative briefed council on the 2025 legislative session: operating and capital budgets, $335,000 for Lake Boren Park access, REET flexibility for regional housing, new co‑responder training and small grants, and other bills with potential local effects.
City lobbyist Shelley Holder and Representative Janice Zahn briefed the Newcastle City Council on results from the 2025 Washington State legislative session on June 3, describing a mix of budgetary wins and policy changes relevant to the city.
Holder, who represented the city in Olympia this session, summarized the budgets and outcomes and said the 2025 session — the first of a two‑year biennium — produced a new operating budget of about $77.8 billion, a $7.5 billion capital budget and a $15.5 billion transportation budget. She said the legislature adopted roughly $3.2 billion in new revenue for transportation and left about $2.3 billion in reserves.
Holder told the council the city secured…
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