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Spokane staff outline how new commercial parking tax will be used, flag exemptions and next steps
Summary
City staff told the Transportation Commission the local commercial parking tax could bring roughly $2 million in its first (partial) year and be used mainly as local match for grant-funded capital projects; staff also described exemptions for designated 30+ day reserved stalls, carpools, handicap placards and government vehicles and launched a public-rule process for implementation.
The Spokane Transportation Commission heard a staff briefing on the newly adopted local option commercial parking tax and initial project priorities, with officials saying the tax will be implemented beginning April 1, 2026 and could generate roughly $2,000,000 in its first (partial) year.
"The estimated revenue that the tax will bring in in the first year is roughly $2,000,000," Kevin Picasso of Integrated Capital Management told the commission. Staff said most of the projects identified for the tax proceeds are already in the city's capital improvement program and that the parking tax would often serve as local match for grant-funded work.
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