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King County panel corrects ordinance cross‑references, fast‑tracks measure for Aug. 5 ballot
Summary
The Regional Policy Committee voted 11-0 to recommend repeal and replacement of Ordinance 19914 with proposed Ordinance 2025-0130 to fix internal reference errors, declare an emergency, and expedite placement of a parks proposition on the Aug. 5 ballot; staff said an error could have blocked about $91 million in distributions to towns and cities.
The King County Regional Policy Committee on April 29 recommended that the County Council repeal and replace Ordinance 19914 with proposed Ordinance 2025-0130 to correct internal cross references, declare the measure an emergency and expedite placement of a parks proposition on the Aug. 5 ballot.
Committee staff said the change is needed to fix references that make portions of the original ordinance unworkable. "Some erroneous cross references were identified, including one that would have precluded the distribution of, conservatively estimated, $91,000,000 to towns and cities, contrary to the intent of the Council,"…
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