Property tax levy on King County agenda

Alex Cnossen

Alex Cnossen Jun 29, 2025

Jan 12, 2018

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                <h1>Property tax levy on King County agenda</h1>
                <h2><p>Council members today are meeting to discuss a new property tax levy for King County, which would go before voters in November. The proposed hike would raise $56 million a year for six years, helping to offset the rising costs of the criminal justice system, KOMO reports. Currently, this eats</p></h2>
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               <p>By <a href="/author/alex-cnossen-crosscut-com/">Alex Cnossen</a></p> 
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            <p>Council members today are meeting to discuss a new property tax levy for King County, which would go before voters in November. The proposed hike would raise $56 million a year for six years, helping to offset the rising costs of the criminal justice system, KOMO <a href="http://www.komonews.com/news/local/King-Co-tax-hike-proposal-Pay-a-little-now-to-save-millions-later-317390631.html?ref=dev.cascadepbs.org">reports</a>. Currently, this eats up about  three-quarters of King County's $1.5 billion general fund budget.</p><p>King County Executive Dow Constantine is among the supporters of the the levy, claiming that it would spend now to save billions later. “You know, I’ve spent my whole political career addressing bad outcomes - jail, crime, mental health treatments, addiction services. Here, we see an opportunity to move way upstream. And invest in prevention.” The council's meeting was set to begin at 1:30 p.m. but appears to be starting late.</p>
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Council members today are meeting to discuss a new property tax levy for King County, which would go before voters in November. The proposed hike would raise $56 million a year for six years, helping to offset the rising costs of the criminal justice system, KOMO reports. Currently, this eats up about three-quarters of King County's $1.5 billion general fund budget.

King County Executive Dow Constantine is among the supporters of the the levy, claiming that it would spend now to save billions later. “You know, I’ve spent my whole political career addressing bad outcomes - jail, crime, mental health treatments, addiction services. Here, we see an opportunity to move way upstream. And invest in prevention.” The council's meeting was set to begin at 1:30 p.m. but appears to be starting late.

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By Alex Cnossen

Alex Cnossen is a Northwest native and has worked for several local publications, including KOMO, KIRO and KING-TV. He grew up in Portland and loves to run and write. Follow him on Twitter @CnossenAle