Public hearing on transportation tax
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The committee held a public hearing on CB 121226, an ordinance that would send a sales and use tax measure to voters on November 3, 2026 to fund transit and related transportation programs in Seattle.
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What this means
The main action was a public hearing on a proposal to ask voters to approve a sales and use tax for transit and other transportation programs. If adopted and approved by voters, the measure would create funding for those transportation services in Seattle. The minutes do not show a final committee vote or other decision on the bill at this meeting.
Key decisions
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- Held a public hearing on CB 121226.
- Recessed and reconvened the hearing in two sessions the same day.
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Select Committee on Seattle Transportation Benefit District
Public Hearing - Session I at 9:30 a.m.; Session II at 5:00 p.m.
Agenda
- This meeting also constitutes a meeting of the City Council, provided that the meeting shall be conducted as a committee meeting under the Council Rules and Procedures, and Council action shall be limited to committee business.
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- Session I - 9:30 a.m.
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- Call To Order
- Approval of the Agenda
- Items of Business
- An ordinance relating to a sales and use tax; providing for the submission to qualified electors of the City at an election to be held on November 3, 2026, a proposition to collect a sales and use tax to fund transit and related transportation programs in Seattle; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
- Session II - 5:00 p.m.
- Adjournment
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Documents from this meeting
- Agendahttps://legistar2.granicus.com/seattle/meetings/2026/7/6823_A_Select_Committee_on_Seattle_Transportation_Benefit_District_26-07-13_Committee_Agenda.pdf
- Minuteshttps://legistar2.granicus.com/seattle/meetings/2026/7/6823_M_Select_Committee_on_Seattle_Transportation_Benefit_District_26-07-13_Committee_Minutes.pdf
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