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Thurston County assessor presents levy lid‑lift options; $26 million example would add roughly $200/year to median home
Summary
Assessor's office presented single‑year and multiyear levy lid lift options, election windows, and an illustrative proposal that would raise about $26 million in year one and increase the county portion of property tax roughly $0.40–$0.45 per $1,000, about $200 annually on a $500,000 home.
Thurston County Assessor Steven Drew and his staff briefed the Board of County Commissioners on Sept. 10 on options for a property tax levy lid lift, including the differences between a single‑year measure and a multiyear permanent measure with a variable limit factor.
Drew and his team told commissioners a single‑year lid lift can appear on any general, primary or special election, while a multiyear permanent lid lift can only be placed on a primary or general election and may include a higher “limit factor” (for example, 4 percent or 6 percent) that the board could apply in later years. The assessor’s office cautioned…
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