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Spokane council backs STA 2.2% sales-tax renewal, calls it a "renewal, not a new tax"
Summary
The Spokane City Council approved a resolution backing the STA ballot measure, a 2.2% sales-tax renewal the council said will continue funding local bus service; the resolution passed with no vote tally provided in the transcript.
Council Member Zac Zephon said the Spokane City Council approved a resolution supporting the STA ballot measure at its July 22 meeting. "The STA ballot measure is not a new tax," Zephon said, and he described it as a 2.2% sales-tax renewal intended to continue funding buses that serve work, shopping, recreation and medical appointments.
Zephon characterized continued transit funding as "a crucial cornerstone to our city and our vibrancy and our community." The transcript records the council approving a resolution in support of the ballot measure but does not include a motion text, who moved or seconded the resolution, or the vote tally.
The transcript does not expand the acronym "STA" or provide implementation details, and it does not state when the ballot measure would appear on the ballot. The council summary emphasizes the measure is a renewal rather than an additional tax; no speakers in the provided transcript disputed that description.
The next public step for the measure—ballot placement and formal campaign materials—are not detailed in the transcript. For the council action, the record shows the endorsement but provides no procedural follow-up or vote breakdown.
