Housing advocates, the Washington senate transportation package is up for another hearing in committee on Monday morning.
It includes a provision taxing the value of new construction, funneling that money ($800 million over 16 years) almost entirely to highway expansion.
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The residential special assessment is $1.50 per $1000 of increased assessed value, which means new housing built in urban areas where housing costs more per square foot will pay more, a completely upside-down funding mechanism for a sprawl-promoting highway bill.
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You can sign in CON on the transportation package bills or sign up to testify here:
app.leg.wa.gov/CSIRemote/Sena
Also write your state senator an email.
SB 5483 is the bill generating the revenue, so sign up CON for that if you're focused on that issue.
SB 5482 is the bill allocating that revenue to highway expansions.
SB 5481 issues debt to pay for other highway projects.
(They are all terrible)
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SB 5483 is the bill generating the revenue, so sign up CON for that if you're focused on that issue.
SB 5482 is the bill allocating that revenue to highway expansions.
SB 5481 issues debt to pay for other highway projects.
(They are all terrible)
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