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Kennewick outlines top state priorities: property tax flexibility, public‑works funding and clarity on juvenile interrogation
Summary
City leaders briefed legislators on priorities for the 2025 session including a request for options to increase property-tax limits to 3% or CPI (whichever is lower), concern about proposed cuts to the Public Works Assistance Account, and a request for clarity on juvenile interrogation statutes.
Kennewick city leaders used a Jan. 7 special meeting with state legislators to outline local priorities for the 2025 legislative session and to ask for consideration of several changes that affect municipal operations.
City staff and council members said the council recently adopted a biennial budget with a $5 million shortfall that required using reserves and creating a transportation benefit district for pavement preservation. Staff noted the city relies heavily on state shared revenues and state grants and asked legislators to avoid…
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