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Issaquah holds public hearings on 2026 property tax levy and mid‑biennium budget adjustments; hearings continued to Nov. 17
Summary
Issaquah held public hearings Oct. 20 on the proposed 2026 property tax levy and on the 2025–26 mid‑biennium budget adjustment; the property tax hearing had no public testimony and both hearings were continued to Nov. 17 for possible council action.
The Issaquah City Council held two statutorily required public hearings on Oct. 20: one on the proposed 2026 property tax levy under RCW 84.55 and another on the 2025–26 mid‑biennium budget adjustment.
Budget Manager Susie Moncel presented the property tax hearing, explaining that RCW 84.55 requires a jurisdiction levy public hearing before adopting property tax levies. Moncel said the city’s base levy for 2026 is approximately $10.8 million and that the allowable 1% increase plus new construction would produce a total levy forecast of about $11.0 million. Using the city’s forecasted median home values, Moncel showed illustrative household impacts:…
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