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Residents urge caution on proposed sales tax, call for more school mental-health services and cleanup of encampments
Summary
During community forum at the Feb. 3 Pierce County Council meeting, speakers opposed a proposed sales-tax measure, described hazardous encampment conditions near a day care, and urged more mental-health staff in schools instead of relying on school resource officers.
Several residents used the Pierce County Council’s community forum on Feb. 3 to raise distinct concerns about a proposed sales-tax measure, encampment cleanup and school mental-health services.
Kim Paulson, speaking in chambers, said she opposed the county’s proposed tax (the transcript references a measure number read as "20 26 5 0 0 1 5 0 1") and described enforcement cameras and fines as a revenue generator. Paulson said the tax would raise…
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