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Spokane County has levied its Juvenile Detention and Jails Sales Tax for almost 30 years and will continue. Tuesday’s results showed the renewal leading with nearly 60% approval.
If approved, the 0.1% sales tax would be in effect from Jan. 1, 2026, till Dec ember 2035. ... Jul. 16—Spokane County voters will be asked to renew a nearly 30-year-old sales tax this November ...
Nov. 7—Spokane County voters aren't willing to pay more in sales taxes to pay for new jails — at least not now. As of Tuesday night, 63% of voters said they don't want a new 0.2% sales tax ...
If approved by voters, the proposed sales tax increase is projected to generate about $7.7 million annually over its initial years — with 15% going to Spokane County, in accordance with state law.
After increased public participation, and 69% voter approval, Spokane Transit increased the sales tax from 0.3% to 0.6% in October 2004, subject to a sunset of the tax in 2009. In May 2008, voters reauthorized the additional 0.3% sales tax with no sunset clause, with nearly 69% in favor. [57]
Sep. 21—Spokane County voters will be asked this November to renew a nearly 30-year-old sales tax that funds large portions of the region's juvenile justice system. The 0.1% sales tax, first ...
On July 1, 1975, Governor Daniel J. Evans signed Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 2280 into law, creating the PTBA. [8] The bill had been proposed by the Snohomish County Transportation Authority (SNO-TRAN), who would later use the legislation to establish the state's first PTBA, the Snohomish County Public Transportation Benefit Area Corporation, later renamed Community Transit, in ...
Nov. 8—The sales tax proposal that would have raised $1.7 billion for public safety and paid for two new jails failed in dramatic fashion Tuesday. More than 60% of Spokane County voters shot it ...