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Committee recommends City Council pass library levy proposition (CB 121181)

SeattleApr 8, 20262 min read

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On April 8, 2026 the Select Committee on the Library Levy recommended (7–0) that City Council pass as amended CB 121181 to place a proposition on the August 4, 2026 ballot authorizing up to seven years of property tax levies in excess of statutory limits to fund Library operating hours, collections, technology, programming, maintenance, and a seismic retrofit of one Library facility.

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Recommend City Council pass as amended Council Bill CB 121181 (vote: 7 in favor, 0 opposed) to submit to voters on August 4, 2026 a proposition to levy property taxes for up to seven years to fund Library operations, collections, technology, programming, maintenance, and a seismic retrofit of one Library facility.

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Apr 8, 2026, 12:00 AMCouncil Chamber, City Hall 600 4th Avenue Seattle, WA 98104scheduled

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AN ORDINANCE relating to regular property taxes; providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the City at an election to be held on August 4, 2026, of a proposition authorizing the City to levy regular property taxes for up to seven years in excess of the limitation on levies in chapter 84.55 RCW for the purpose of sustaining investments in Library operating hours, collections, technology, programming, and maintenance while expanding access to opportunity through Library materials, technology, and undertaking a seismic retrofit of one Library facility; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.

Committee recommends City Council pass library levy proposition (CB 121181)

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