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Council and staff weigh extensions and new taxes: CCRS extension, public realm tax and vacant‑property proposal under review
Summary
Council and the Financial Strategy Committee discussed three possible ballot proposals — extension of the .3% community, culture, resilience & safety (CCRS) sales tax, a new public‑realm property tax, and a vacant‑property excise/fee — and agreed to continue polling and analysis; staff will return with poll results June 26.
City staff and the Financial Strategy Committee presented three ballot options the city is exploring for potential voter consideration: (1) an extension of the city’s existing 0.3% community culture resilience and safety (CCRS) sales and use tax, (2) creation of a public‑realm property tax (an increase to the permanent parks levy described as roughly 1.352 mills, estimated to raise about $7 million annually), and (3) a vacant‑property excise tax or vacancy fee targeted at second homes and long‑term vacant single‑family houses.
Charlotte Heskey summarized staff modeling and the committee’s recommendations. The CCRS extension would generate an…
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