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Council previews library levy renewal as levy‑capacity briefing addresses near‑limit legal caps

Seattle City Council · March 2, 2026
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Council member Strauss and Rivera previewed a committee presentation on levy capacity and a 2019–2026 budget review; Rivera summarized the library levy’s six funding buckets and said select committee work on renewal timing will follow.

Council members on March 2 previewed a levy‑capacity presentation and a budget review intended to inform the Seattle Public Library levy renewal process.

"This is a presentation on the city's current levy capacities," Council member Strauss said, noting the city is "pretty close to our legal levy capacity limit" and that the session will help the council understand where levy capacity stands ahead of the…

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