Spokane Proposition 1
Election Results
| Option | Votes | Pct |
|---|---|---|
| Approved | 47,673 | 77.56% |
| Rejected | 13,795 | 22.44% |
* Race percentages are calculated with data from the Secretary of State's Office, which omits write-in votes from its calculations when there are too few to affect the outcome. The Spokane County Auditor's Office may have slightly different percentages than are reflected here because its figures include any write-in votes.
About The Measure
The city of Spokane is asking voters for a levy to continue the street rehabilitation program it started a decade ago. The first 10 years of projects was paid for using bond. City leaders say they prefer to move forward using a levy that would pay off the remaining debt approved by voters in 2004 and pay for new projects. Officials say a levy will allow the city to do more because it won’t have to pay interest on new projects. The levy would cost the owner of a $100,000 property $57 a year, but the city says taxes won’t actually increase because property owners no longer will have to pay remaining debt on the 2004 street bond.
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Condon proposes panel to discuss jobs training
With $500 million of public works projects scheduled during the next five years, Spokane Mayor David Condon has a plan to create a qualified local workforce to help in construction. Condon announced Monday his idea to convene a group to discuss how best to train workers for construction careers, which he said will help raise Spokane’s depressed median income to national standards. The group will consist of veterans, people with disabilities, women, minorities, people with criminal records and young people, as well as contractors and union and business representatives, according to the mayor’s spokesman, Brian Coddington.
Street levy projects to start next year
Plans are underway to start fixing Spokane streets under a tax measure that won overwhelming voter approval Tuesday. The street measure passed with a 77 percent yes vote. It will provide about $5 million of work annually through 2034.
Success with 10-year bond drives Spokane levy for streets
If there’s one thing Jim West would want to be remembered for, it’s probably pavement. In his race to become Spokane’s mayor in 2003, West promised to remake the city’s pockmarked streets into ribbons of smooth asphalt.
Push to reignite Pedestrian Master Plan goes before Spokane City Council
Some things are completed only under duress. Rarely is that thing a city planning document. The Spokane City Council will consider Monday a proposal by Councilman Jon Snyder to kick-start the long-delayed Pedestrian Master Plan, which would give guidance on how best to spend money to improve sidewalks and make roads safer for walkers. The plan was launched in 2011 but stalled a year later and never was finished after staff changes in City Hall.
Spokane voters to decide on polishing Riverfront Park, fixing streets
There was little controversy at Monday’s Spokane City Council meeting, where discussion centered on two big tax measures: to revitalize Riverfront Park and continue funding for street maintenance. Voters may not be so agreeable, but they’ll have a chance to consider the proposal. After more than an hour of public input, the council unanimously voted to send the innovative financing package to voters on the Nov. 4 ballot.
Spokane officials outline first projects in 20-year street levy proposal
Spokane officials released new details Thursday on 11 street improvement projects the city could tackle in the next two years if voters approve a levy they say won’t result in higher taxes. The street projects would be financed by a 20-year levy proposal the city hopes to place on the Nov. 4 ballot, one of two ballot measures city leaders are proposing.