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Skagit County adopts 0.1% HB 2015 sales tax for criminal justice programs
Summary
The Skagit County Board adopted an ordinance establishing a new 0.1% sales and use tax under HB 2015 to fund law-and-justice functions including detectives, jail and police support, co‑response social workers and the North Star initiative. Commissioners framed the increase as targeted and narrowly applied.
Skagit County commissioners voted Nov. 10 to establish a one-tenth of one percent sales-and-use tax under the authority of House Bill 2015 to support criminal-justice services and related prevention programs.
Commissioner Browning framed the tax as a modest levy—"10¢ on $100 spent"—intended to cover expenses created by state-shifted…
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