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A month out from election, opposition mounts to $100 million Columbus City Schools levy
The Columbus Dispatch via Yahoo News· 7 months agoJust over a month before voters will decide whether to approve Columbus City School's 7.7-mill levy...
Woodward reveals plan to boost safety in Spokane for the tourist season as mayoral challenger Brown...
The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. via Yahoo News· 11 months agoJun. 15—Mayor Nadine Woodward gathered with other officials and business leaders Thursday morning under the Spokane Pavilion to unveil her Safe Spokane Summer initiative, promising to clean ...
Spokane is wrestling with how much it can ask voters to raise taxes next year
The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. via Yahoo News· 6 months agoNov. 17—Spokane city leaders are in the midst of debating a thorny political question: What's the best way to ask voters for higher taxes? In the last couple of decades, city voters have been ...
Major tax increase proposal headed to Spokane voters in August ballot to fill budget hole and invest...
The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. via Yahoo Finance· 7 days agoApr. 29—Voters will be asked in August to raise property taxes in the City of Spokane to stave off a looming budget deficit and public safety. On Monday, the Spokane City Council voted 5-2 to ...
Spokane property taxes to increase in 2023 after City Council overrides mayor's veto
The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoNov. 29—Spokane will collect slightly higher property taxes next year after the City Council voted 6-1 Monday to override a mayoral veto. The City Council had originally voted 5-2 on Nov. 14 ...
Spokane is about to collect a new utility tax ... on fewer than 30 properties
The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDec. 17—After a long standoff, Spokane is poised to tax Spokane County's wastewater treatment plant — but fewer than 30 property owners out of the thousands who rely on the facility will have ...
Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown unveils tax proposal that would raise $192.5 million over five years for...
The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. via Yahoo Finance· 3 weeks agoApr. 12—Facing a major budget deficit but still hoping to make significant investments in policing, the fire department and community health, Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown has unveiled an ambitious ...
Lisa Brown promises to find common ground as she tackles difficult challenges
Tribune via AOL· 6 months agoNov. 11—Spiking levels of homelessness. Higher levels of violent crime. Budget shortfalls. For months, Spokane Mayor-elect Lisa Brown criticized the strategies her opponent, Mayor Nadine Woodward ...
Keep on trucking: Spokane confronts issues in replacing its fire and police vehicles
Tribune via AOL· 2 months agoMar. 5—At least as long as Major Eric Olsen has been in charge of the Spokane Police Department's fleet, the city has not been keeping up with replacing its police vehicles. "Clear back to 2017 ...
Development, infrastructure and homelessness among priorities for Spokane City Council in 2024
Tribune via AOL· 4 months agoJan. 10—The Spokane City Council returned to work Monday after an end-of-year recess, and its returning and newly elected members say they have big plans for the year ahead. Those priorities ...