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Cowlitz County commissioners consider placing 0.2% public-safety sales tax on the ballot
Summary
County staff proposed a draft resolution to place a two‑tenths‑of‑a‑percent public-safety sales-tax measure on the ballot; staff estimated roughly $3.6 million in county receipts and outlined a 60/40 county/city split. Commissioners asked for more time and legal review before a final decision.
The Cowlitz County Board of Commissioners reviewed a draft resolution and explanatory statement to place a public-safety sales-tax measure before voters, county staff said. The proposal would seek two‑tenths of one percent (0.2%) in additional county sales tax and requires a public meeting and final board approval before May 1 to meet election‑calendar deadlines.
County staff presented background on the ballot pamphlet process and said the county must supply a statement and identify both a proponents and an opponents committee for the voters' pamphlet. Staff described vehicle‑sale exemptions in the measure and explained the county would not replace existing municipal sales taxes; instead, any county measure would be in addition to city measures that…
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