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City staff brief council on Transportation Benefit District renewal; says renewal would keep 0.2% sales‑tax allocation
Summary
Transportation and engineering director Brandon Hicks briefed council on the Transportation Benefit District (TBD) renewal process, explaining the TBD is a renewal of an existing 0.2% sales‑tax allocation used for street preservation and that the council must submit a resolution by Feb. 21 to pursue a ballot measure.
Brandon Hicks, Tumwater’s transportation and engineering director, briefed the City Council on Jan. 7 about the city’s Transportation Benefit District (TBD) and the steps required to pursue a 2025 renewal.
Hicks said the TBD is a quasi‑municipal corporation governed in part by RCW 36.73 and Tumwater Municipal Code 12.42. He emphasized the renewal is not a sales‑tax increase: “this is not a sales tax increase. This is a renewal of a current 0.2% portion of the sales tax that is used to fund TBD projects,” Hicks said. The tax option…
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