Edmonds approves 0.1% sales tax for street, sidewalk improvements
EDMONDS — The Edmonds City Council approved a 0.1% sales tax Tuesday that will go toward street and sidewalk improvements.
The tax revenue will allow the street maintenance division to return to 2024 staffing levels, adding three positions.
In 2008, the City Council voted to establish itself as a transportation benefit district. As a transportation benefit district, jurisdictions are allowed to pursue additional funding opportunities to put toward transportation, including the sales tax and higher vehicle license fees.
The earliest the city can start collecting the tax is April, allowing the city to collect about $660,000 in 2026, acting City Administrator Todd Tatum said Tuesday. Starting in 2027, the city would collect an estimated $1 million per year.
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