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City weighs annexation and levy options as Central Skagit Library plans potential lid lift
Summary
City staff and the Central Skagit Library director told the council Sedro‑Woolley is not in the library district; the city pays the district under an interlocal agreement and faces a potential large increase in payments if the library pursues a levy lid lift unless the city annexes into the district or offsets the levy.
City staff and the Central Skagit Library director briefed the Sedro‑Woolley council about options after the library signaled a possible levy lid lift to address district deficits.
Kelly (city staff) explained that the Central Skagit Library District was formed as a rural district that initially excluded municipalities, so Sedro‑Woolley residents currently do not pay a library levy directly. Instead, the city pays the district under an interlocal agreement; in 2025 the calculation resulted in a payment of roughly $474,000 before subtracting the city’s library debt service ($121,000 net to the library).
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