Passing I also sends politicians a message: get voter approval before increasing taxes and fees, especially regarding transportation. Leadership involves listening. Taxpayers want their voices heard. Light rail today is radically different than what was promised in Once I passes, taxpayers want a stand-alone tax increase proposal not hidden in the regional package put before Puget Sound voters to decide on light rail.
I sends that message again. Washington ranks 2nd in overall taxation. Threats, lies, and scare tactics. Voters are too smart for that. Voters want a revote on light rail. These arguments in opposition appeared in the official State of Washington Voter Guide: [9]. I seeks to eliminate locally approved transportation funding with a statewide vote. In King, Pierce, Snohomish, and Douglas counties, voters and elected officials have chosen to increase their car tabs to fund critical transportation investments.
I allows voters statewide to overturn those decisions. It allows Seattle residents to overturn decisions made in Douglas County. It allows Spokane residents to overturn decisions made by voters in Pierce County. Voters who pay a local tax and use the improvements should be the ones who decide. Overturning the results of local elections is unfair and undermines democracy. If you support local decision-making, vote no on I I will increase the number of cars on the road by taking away existing express bus and commuter rail service.
It will also cut investments in park and rides, HOV ramps, and light rail. Snoqualmie and Blewett passes are open, but White Pass remains closed. KIRO 7 News Staff Seattle-area trash service could be delayed longer due to out-of-state strike Snow halted trash collection service across Puget Sound, creating a backlog of garbage. As companies try to catch up, some workers are walking off the job. What are the Strongest, Greenest, Best Windows? There is no other type of window that lasts as long as fiberglass; so why go with anything else?
Fiberglass windows are 8x stronger than vinyl, lower maintenance than wood, more thermally […]. The mom who calms down the little one who loudly and resolutely does NOT want to brush […]. He and other lawmakers plan to propose a new transportation tax package next year to help pay for ferry upgrades, as well as a court order requiring the state to remove and replace culverts that block fish migration.
Those culvert replacements alone are expected to cost hundreds of millions of dollars in the coming years. The state is also trying to find a way to pay for a new bridge over the Columbia River at Interstate 5 in Vancouver. In a written statement Thursday, State Sen. While highway projects are largely paid for by using income from the state gas tax, the state constitution prohibits gas-tax money from going toward public transit and other nonroad projects.
Because of that, legislators should look at alternative ways of raising money going forward, they said. Share Facebook Twitter Email Print. It is clear the voters disliked — hated — high car-tab taxes. That fall, the Supreme Court overturned I, but the reduction remained in force. Newsletter Sign Up. Global Search Search on pages.
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