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Oak Harbor council approves 1% property tax levy increase for 2026 over dissent
Summary
Oak Harbor City Council on Nov. 5 adopted Ordinance 2029 to increase the city’s regular property tax levy by the statutory 1% for 2026. Council approved the measure 4–3 after a staff presentation explaining the implicit price deflator, levy mechanics, and an estimated $76,736 revenue increase from the 1% step.
Chaz Webster, Oak Harbor finance manager, recommended the City adopt the statutory 1% levy increase for fiscal year 2026 during a public hearing on Nov. 5. Webster explained that Washington law (cited in the presentation as RCW 8,455) restricts regular municipal levy increases to 1% annually unless a substantial-need ordinance is adopted, and that the state’s implicit price deflator (IPD) was reported at 2.44%, allowing the city…
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