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Liberty Lake staff preview city'level 0.1% public-safety sales tax for November ballot

Liberty Lake Community Engagement Commission · March 21, 2026
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Summary

City staff told the Community Engagement Commission the City Council approved placing a city-level 0.1% public-safety sales tax on the November ballot and explained how city and county levies interact under state law, how revenue would be split, and that proceeds would support police services and facility costs.

The City of Liberty Lake will ask voters in November whether to levy a 0.1% city sales tax dedicated to public safety, city staff told the Community Engagement Commission on March 18.

City staff member David and advisor Mark McEvoy summarized action taken by the City Council the previous night: the council approved a resolution to place a city-level measure asking voters to authorize a 0.1% sales tax for public-safety purposes. "What they're currently doing now through a committee called Safe and Healthy Spokane is putting together the framework for another ballot…

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