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Tumwater council approves ballot measure to renew 0.2% transportation sales tax, expand eligible projects to sidewalks
Summary
The Tumwater City Council unanimously voted to send a resolution to the county asking voters to renew the city’s 0.2% Transportation Benefit District sales tax for 10 years and to broaden the TBDeligible projects to include standalone sidewalk and pedestrian-accessibility improvements.
The Tumwater City Council voted unanimously Jan. 21 to place a ballot measure before voters to renew the city's 0.2% Transportation Benefit District sales tax for another 10 years and to expand the range of eligible projects to include standalone sidewalk and other pedestrian-accessibility work.
The measure, embodied in Resolution R2025-001, would not raise the sales tax rate; proponents say the TBD spreads street-maintenance costs across everyone who shops or drives in Tumwater. "If you spend a $100 on sales taxable items, that's 20¢ that you're gonna spend for Tumwater streets," said Brandon Hicks, a staff member presenting the proposal to council. Hicks told the council the TBD has generated more than $19.2 million in the last 10 years, leveraged roughly $6.5 million in grants and produced nearly $26 million in total investments for street preservation to date.
The change the council…
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