If passed, a proposed measure could mean some cities in Snohomish County would have the highest sales tax in the U.S.
If you live in Snohomish County , get ready to see a measure on the November ballot to increase the sales tax. If passed, it could mean some cities in the county would have the highest sales tax in the U.S.That 0.2% sales tax would go toward criminal justice and public safety. The county council said it would bring in $39 million a year."We’re facing things that we just haven’t seen in the past," said Snohomish County Council member Strom Peterson.
"We put forward this proposal based on a lot of input from both research from organizations who have done assessments of behavioral health facility availability, to our state Association of Sheriff and Police Chiefs to talking to fire and EMS and different departments, human service providers," Biermann said.This was the first time Everett resident Lucas Jones heard about the measure.
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