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Olympia keeps downtown PBIA levy at $0 for 2026 while evaluation proceeds

Olympia City Council · December 16, 2025
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On Dec. 16 the Olympia City Council set the 2026 Downtown Parking Business Improvement Area assessment rate at $0, citing an ongoing program evaluation due in February 2026; the PBIA advisory board unanimously recommended the pause to allow a roadmap for future rates and administration.

Olympia — The City Council on Dec. 16 approved an ordinance on first and final reading to set the 2026 Downtown Parking Business Improvement Area (PBIA) assessment rate at $0 while the city and advisory board complete an evaluation of the district.

Jenica Machado, the city’s economic development division director, told the council the PBIA — authorized under Olympia…

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