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Mill Creek council adopts 5% property‑tax increase; directs study of transportation benefit district and utility tax options
Summary
After a lengthy public hearing and hours of debate, the council voted 5–2 to increase the city’s 2026 property‑tax levy by 5% (an added $223,000). Council also unanimously directed staff to prepare a $20 transportation benefit district (TBD) ordinance and to return with utility‑tax ordinance options after further modeling and outreach.
Mill Creek’s City Council voted 5–2 on Nov. 4 to adopt a 2026 property‑tax levy that raises the city’s levy amount by about $223,000, a 5% increase compared with the prior year.
Finance Director Irmina Ujoty Lumbad summarized the options the city had modeled: a baseline 1% levy increase and several augmented scenarios that combined property‑tax changes with other revenue levers (citywide fee increases, a utility tax and a transportation benefit district), along with possible expenditure cuts. Lumbad told the council staff had modeled scenarios that showed short‑term deficits under minimal action and steadier long‑term reserves under combinations of modest property‑tax increases plus other revenue measures.
City Manager Martin Yamamoto framed the choice as part of a broader fiscal plan tied to council priorities, including financial viability, and said staff would continue to pursue a mixture of approaches — annexation…
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