First passed in 2005, the property tax pays for a wide variety of nonprofit and government programs and services for veterans and their families, seniors and low-income residents. The money focuses on housing, gun-violence intervention, domestic violence, homelessness and much more. It has paid for everything from a new HVAC system and kitchen at the Shoreline Veterans Center to free legal services for low-income residents in south King County.
But the unanimous final vote on Tuesday belied the debate within the Council and among city leaders around the county: whether voters would support paying a higher levy rate to maintain housing and service levels amid high inflation, or if the
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