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Olympia staff detail parks funding, MPD interlocal agreement and a nonvoted tax that sunsets in 2025
Summary
Interim Parks Director Silvana Nehauser reviewed the Metropolitan Parks District interlocal agreement, dedicated funding streams for acquisition, maintenance and development, and a nonvoted half‑percent utility allocation that sunsets at year end and would revert to the general fund unless the council acts.
Interim Parks and Arts & Recreation Director Silvana Nehauser briefed the council May 13 on funding established under Olympia’s Metropolitan Parks District interlocal agreement and associated utility taxes, describing how those commitments underlie planned park acquisitions and major projects.
Nehauser traced the funding history: a 2004 voted utility tax (VUT) provides a 2% utility tax base, with 1% dedicated to sidewalks and pathways and the remaining committed to parks acquisition and development under the interlocal agreement enacted after a 2015 ballot effort and formalized by a 2016 interlocal agreement. City materials cited an advisory committee formed by the interlocal agreement to oversee compliance.
Key numbers and uses: Nehauser said the city currently commits about $1.0 million…
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