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Tumwater staff outlines plan to seek renewal of 0.2% transportation sales tax
Summary
City staff described accomplishments from the Transportation Benefit District (TBD) sales tax, outlined projects that used TBD funds and said the city will seek voter renewal of the current 0.2 percent sales-tax measure, with a council resolution due to the county by Feb. 21 to place the measure on the ballot.
Brandon, a City of Tumwater staff member, told the City Council during a Feb. 2025 work session that the city plans to seek renewal of the Transportation Benefit District (TBD) sales-tax measure that funds street maintenance and improvements.
The TBD funds a 0.2 percent portion of the local sales tax and was first funded in 2015; that 10-year authorization will expire in 2025 unless voters approve a renewal. "This is not a sales tax increase," Brandon said. He said the renewal would continue the existing 0.2 percent sales-tax allocation and would not change the overall sales-tax rate in Tumwater.
The TBD was created under state law and local code; Brandon cited RCW 36.73 and Tumwater Municipal Code 12.42 as the governing authorities. He said the city selected the sales-tax…
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