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• County to decide on property tax hike

  November 23, 2011 in City on Page A6 County commissioners considered a tax increase Tuesday and adopted an interim zoning ordinance they hope will lure a Boeing manufacturing plant. The zoning ordinance would raise the height limit in … 1

• Kootenai County property values continue slide

  May 31, 2011 in Idaho Kootenai County property values continued a four-year slide in 2011, with the total assessed value dropping almost $900 million, or 7 percent, from the 2010 level. 7

• Spokane parks upgrades include new cost

  May 29, 2011 in City on Page A1 It seemed like a monumental task. But Spokane park leaders have built everything they promised and more with the $43 million park bond voters approved less than four years ago. … 13

• Voters approving property tax hikes to help schools

  May 21, 2011 in Idaho on Page B3 BOISE – Idahoans are voting to raise their own property taxes in the wake of a third straight year of cuts in school funding approved by state lawmakers. In elections …

• Idaho voters raise taxes for schools after lawmakers wouldn’t

  May 20, 2011 in Idaho Idahoans around the state are voting to raise their own property taxes in the wake of a third straight year of cuts in school funding approved by state lawmakers. 15

• City may tap ‘Photo Red’ money for general fund

    May 11, 2011 in City Spokane Mayor Mary Verner gave a preview Wednesday of a 2012 budget she says would be painless for residents who obey the law. Verner proposed to close a tentative $6.6 … 16

• Editorial: Lowering debt limit strengthens state budget

  April 27, 2011 in Opinion on Page A11 As legislators in Olympia pore over the operating budget for major cuts, there is one growing expenditure that makes their job tougher: debt service for state capital projects. While the … 1

• Audit of Spokane County assessor’s office finds late appraisals

  April 26, 2011 in City on Page A1 The Spokane County assessor’s office undervalued scores of properties for years, according to a state audit for 2008 and 2009. The report released Monday says new construction on 157 properties … 1

• State auditor criticizes Spokane County Assessor’s Office

  April 25, 2011 in News New construction overlooked, coding errors missed 3

• Council approves tab tax

  February 15, 2011 in City on Page A1 The Spokane City Council on Monday approved one new tax and delayed a decision on another. The council voted 4-3 for a $20-a-year tax on vehicles registered in Spokane, capping … 57

• Verner urges council to reject library-only tax

  February 13, 2011 in City on Page B1 A proposal to ask voters for a library tax appears unlikely to make the ballot after Mayor Mary Verner and her staff urged council members last week to consider a … 47

• A boost for books

  February 4, 2011 in City on Page A5 Hoping to head off a new round of library closure talks or further cuts to branch hours, the Spokane Public Library is asking city leaders to sponsor a property tax … 4

• Property tax hike proposed to fund city libraries

  February 3, 2011 in News, City Hoping to head off a new round of library closure talks or further cuts to branch hours, the Spokane Public Library is asking city leaders to sponsor a property tax … 40

• County receives conservation list

    December 8, 2010 in City Spokane County’s Conservation Futures program may get a new, narrower target for acquiring public open-space land.

• Spokane Valley City Council discusses vehicle taxes

  August 19, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page V1 The merits of forming a regional Transportation Benefit District to raise revenue for road construction received nearly an hour of discussion at Tuesday’s Spokane Valley City Council meeting, but the …

• Hart’s tax woes add up to $700K

    July 15, 2010 in Idaho Idaho state Rep. Phil Hart’s tax problems appear to be worse than previously disclosed. When federal tax liens filed against Hart’s various business entities are combined with the hundreds of … 8

• Ethics panel to go ‘by the book’ on Hart

    July 6, 2010 in Idaho A newly convened House Ethics Committee promised a “by the book” investigation into the conduct of Idaho Rep. Phil Hart on Tuesday. Hart, R-Athol, faces ethics charges for invoking legislative … 3

• Lawmaker also delinquent on property taxes

  June 24, 2010 in Idaho Idaho State Rep. Phil Hart, who’s currently facing a House ethics review over his ongoing fight over unpaid federal and state income taxes, has paid his property taxes late on … 5

• 2nd Avenue repaving on track; lines may take time

  June 9, 2010 in City on Page A1 Second Avenue downtown will be repaved this summer as planned, but the final design may remove one of three vehicle lanes in favor of one for bicycles, city officials say. … 6

• 70 percent of homes in county lose value

  June 3, 2010 in City on Page A1 Nearly 70 percent of the houses in Spokane County have declined in value, according to notices that homeowners began receiving Wednesday. Chief Deputy Assessor Kevin Best said he and Assessor … 13

• 70 percent of Spokane County houses drop in value

  June 2, 2010 in City Nearly 70 percent of the houses in Spokane County have declined in value, according to notices that homeowners began receiving Wednesday. 7

• Second Avenue repaving project faces bumpy road

    May 11, 2010 in City on Page A1 A month after Spokane leaders endorsed goals to make streets more amenable to pedestrians and bicyclists, debate is emerging that could delay one of the city’s largest planned repaving projects … 16

• Treasurer’s office hours extended for property tax payments

  April 30, 2010 in City on Page A8 The Spokane County treasurer’s office will restore full office hours today for last-minute property tax payments.

• County sales tax receipts up a tick

  March 19, 2010 in City on Page A5 Spokane County commissioners got a small measure of financial cheer this week. Chief Executive Officer Marshall Farnell reported that sales tax receipts are up slightly and that he may not … 2

• Spokane County assessor buys ad in his defense

    March 11, 2010 in City on Page A5 A two-year-old whistle-blower investigation in the Spokane County assessor’s office is getting new attention. Assessor Ralph Baker plans to say in a newspaper advertisement Friday that several recent KREM television … 9

• Voters will have say on Spokane EMS tax

  March 9, 2010 in City on Page A5 Spokane voters next month will be asked if they want to maintain the city’s tax for emergency medical services. The Spokane City Council voted unanimously on Monday to place the … 6

• Full council gets down to business

  February 25, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page V1 The Spokane Valley City Council dais was full Tuesday for the first time since Jan. 12 with the attendance of council member and State Sen. Bob McCaslin at the weekly …

• Ballot seeks levy lift

  January 21, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page N1 Emergency calls in Spokane County Fire District No. 4 have been increasing year after year, but the district’s property tax revenue has not gone up at the same pace. Fire …

• Snyder clinches seat on council

  November 6, 2009 in City on Page A5 Mike Allen conceded his Spokane City Council seat Thursday to magazine publisher Jon Snyder. Because Allen was appointed to his seat to fill a vacancy, Snyder will take office as … 1

• Allen concedes council race to challenger

  November 5, 2009 in News Incumbent Spokane City Councilman Mike Allen conceded Thursday in his reelection bid to magazine publisher Jon Snyder. 10

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