The Seattle City Council unanimously approved asking voters for the biggest property tax increase in city history at an afternoon meeting Tuesday.
FILE - A look at the Seattle skyline and Space Needle from downtown. The Seattle City Council approved the biggest property tax increase in the city’s history Tuesday afternoon. Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell is scheduled to sign the $1.55 billion, 8-year transportation levy on Wednesday to send the legislation to voters in November.
Saka’s committee unanimously passed the legislation last week, so the vote on Tuesday is seen as nothing more than a rubber stamp barring a surprise. Harrell will sign the legislation on Wednesday to send it to voters in the fall. Former Seattle City Councilmember and Transportation Chair Alex Pedersen criticized the proposal and compared it with one of the biggest disasters in world history.
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