After a contentious Wednesday morning public hearing, the Snohomish County Council voted 3-2 to pass the 0.1% public safety sales tax without any distributions to the city. Council member Nate Nehring’s two amendments were shot down 2-3 as they would have hampered the effective collection of the tax and led to more drastic cuts in […]
The Snohomish County Council is considering a 0.1% public safety sales tax to help plug some of the financial holes that have been created by inflation and the slowing of consumer spending. Because Lynnwood has also utilized the 0.1% public safety tax, as allowed by state law, the City Council has elected to address its […]