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Resident urges Spokane County to use sales-tax authority to build housing
Summary
Becky Deckerhoof told the Spokane County Board of County Commissioners that recent reductions to social programs are increasing homelessness and urged the county to use authority under RCW 82.14.530 to impose a sales-and-use tax of up to one‑tenth of 1% to fund housing construction and services.
Becky Deckerhoof, a member of the public, told the Spokane County Board of County Commissioners during the Oct. 28, 2025 consent-agenda meeting that an 80‑year‑old blind woman had recently been found living on the street and that reductions to federal and state safety‑net programs are worsening homelessness.
“This should make you cringe,” Deckerhoof said, and added…
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