The long saga of the 0.1% sales tax authority that King County can tap into without having to go to the voters has officially concluded, after kicking off last summer.
Ryan Packer
NEW STORY// King County Approves 0.1% Sales Tax Bump to Aid County Roads
By Ryan Packer via @theurbanist.org
Around $90 million per year in additional funding will bolster King County's roads division thanks to the 5-4 vote, with a small pass-through program providing a slice of the pie to local cities and towns. A provision capping Seattle's cut of that funding was ultimately defeated.
