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Mayor updates council on Glacier Peak seismic monitors, REET rate inquiry, and Sauk River Discovery Park property
Summary
Mayor Dan Rankin reported seismic-monitor installations on Glacier Peak expected by late 2027, said the town currently receives 0.25 from real estate excise tax compared with 0.50 in most other cities, and updated the council on the Sauk River Discovery Park sale process that requires the City of Seattle to offer the property first to the Sauk-Suiattle Tribe under a recent law.
Mayor Dan Rankin told the council that three seismic monitors on Glacier Peak are expected to be finished by late 2027; an older monitor was updated last year. He also said Darrington currently receives 0.25 from real estate excise tax distributions while most other cities receive 0.50, and that councilmembers Dan Rankin and Dianne Davis are looking into options to increase Darrington’s share.
The mayor provided an update on the proposed Sauk River Discovery Park, noting the property is owned by the City of Seattle and that, under a new law, Seattle must first offer the property for sale to the Sauk-Suiattle Tribe before transferring it to the Town. Separately, the mayor noted the Sauk-Suiattle Tribe is working to secure emergency funding to repair a washout on Forest Service Road 26 to restore tribal access to a cemetery.
