Mukilteo to host open houses for EMS levy
EVERETT — The city of Mukilteo is set to host two open houses to inform residents about its upcoming EMS levy set for the November ballot.
The City Council voted in May to place the property tax levy lid lift on the general election ballot, which would raise the city’s emergency medical service levy rate from 27 cents per $1,000 of property value to 50 cents.
The first open house is scheduled for 6 p.m. Oct. 1 at the Rosehill Community Center in Mukilteo. A second is scheduled for 6 p.m. Oct. 15 in Mukilteo City Hall.
Voters in the city last approved a 50-cent levy rate for EMS services in 2010. As state law limits taxing districts to 1% increases to property tax revenue annually, the rate has since dropped to 27 cents. It would add about $16 per month or $191 per year to the average homeowner’s property tax bill, according to the city.
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