City Council studied King County Park's Director Kevin Brown's presentation on two combined and enhanced Parks levies slated for the August 6 election. The levy combines two 2008-2013 levies that are expiring - the Operations and Maintenance (M&O) Levy and the Open Space and Trails Levy. Total cost of the levy increases from it's present 13.4cent/thousand assessed property value to 18.77cent/thousand assessed value. Extra enhancements account for 20% of the levy. The levy funds 72% of the park systems operating expenses. If the August 6 levy fails M&O funds are reduced to zero. 51% is needed to pass.
Councilmembers Margeson, Flynn, Vache' and Carson all considered it "risky" to lump the two levies together for an all or none vote with possible shutdown of some parks if the vote failed. Margeson said there's a "big grab" for taxdollars, including a needed King County METRO levy to help people get to work. Flynn "wasn't thrilled about the package". (King County Council voted 7-2 for it.). Carson said the levy would cost close to double than $45/year county average for a Redmond household. Margeson was not pleased with King County's unwillingness to transfer Marymoor Park to the City of Redmond.
Reported by Bob Yoder
Councilmembers Margeson, Flynn, Vache' and Carson all considered it "risky" to lump the two levies together for an all or none vote with possible shutdown of some parks if the vote failed. Margeson said there's a "big grab" for taxdollars, including a needed King County METRO levy to help people get to work. Flynn "wasn't thrilled about the package". (King County Council voted 7-2 for it.). Carson said the levy would cost close to double than $45/year county average for a Redmond household. Margeson was not pleased with King County's unwillingness to transfer Marymoor Park to the City of Redmond.
Reported by Bob Yoder
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