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Council discusses timing for renewing capital improvement and transportation sales taxes; staff to do further analysis
Summary
Council members debated whether to seek renewals of the capital improvement sales tax (expires 2026) and the transportation sales tax (expires 2030), discussed project lists and funding implications and directed staff to continue preparing cost estimates and a committee process to evaluate timing and project priorities.
During council comments Dec. 2 the Washington City Council discussed the future of two local sales taxes that fund capital projects: the capital improvement sales tax, which council members said expires in 2026, and the half‑cent transportation sales tax, which the city indicated expires in 2030.
City staff told the council the transportation sales tax generates about $2,800,000 annually and that most of the city’s planned transportation improvements are funded through 2030. Staff said the city is preparing preliminary cost estimates for major projects including widening…
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