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Skagit County commissioners adopt 0.1% sales tax for law-and-justice services under HB 2015
Summary
The Skagit County Board of Commissioners on Nov. 10 adopted an ordinance adding chapter 3.15 to county code to levy a 0.1% sales-and-use tax authorized by House Bill 2015 to fund jail, patrol and co-response mental-health programs. Commissioners said the revenue will support detectives, the drug task force and the North Star initiative.
Skagit County commissioners voted unanimously on Nov. 10 to adopt an ordinance adding chapter 3.15 to the county code to impose a 0.1% sales-and-use tax for criminal-justice purposes under House Bill 2015. Commissioner Browning moved approval; a second was offered and the board voted 3–0.
Commissioner Browning, who introduced the ordinance, said the board remains tax-averse but that state and federal mandates have created unfunded…
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