King County Council sends kids levy extension to voters
April 21, 2021
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SEATTLE (AP) Voters in King County will decide in August on a proposed extension and expansion of a levy that has given millions of dollars to 570 programs over the last five years in an effort to foster child development.
The Metropolitan King County Council on Tuesday unanimously approved County Executive Dow Constantine’s proposal to continue and expand the expiring Best Starts for Kids, sending it to the ballot in August, The Seattle Times reported.
The proposal would raise about $872 million over the next six years, according to County Council staff. The owner of a median-priced home in King County would pay $114 per year for the new levy, Constantine’s office said.
King County Council sends kids levy extension to voters
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The King County Council on Tuesday approved legislation sponsored by Vice Chair Reagan Dunn that tasks King County with examining the system failures that led to the spilling of millions of gallons of untreated wastewater into Puget Sound and Lake Washington on January 13, 2021, and issuing a report offering a set of recommendations for preventing future wastewater spills.
And on Wednesday, the Councilâs Budget and Fiscal Management Committee also approved Executive Constantineâs budget request for $65 million in funding to upgrade the West Point Wastewater Treatment plant and prevent further bypasses of untreated wastewater, which will now be sent to the full King County Council. Dunn issued the following statement in response:
King County Council Vice Chair Reagan Dunn on Wednesday introduced legislation to take a close and thorough look at system failures that led to the spilling of millions of gallons of untreated wastewater into Puget Sound and Lake Washington on January 13, 2021, and issue a report offering a set of recommendations for preventing future wastewater spills.
“King County needs to take the necessary steps to keep wastewater out of our waterways and off our beaches. It is not acceptable to have an event of this magnitude, and we must put a plan in place to prevent future spillage,” Dunn said. “The Puget Sound is one of the Pacific Northwest’s most valuable natural resources, and we owe it to our children, to not only be good stewards, but continue our decades long restoration effort.”