City of Edmonds leaders have placed Proposition 1 on the April 22nd Special Election ballot which, if approved, would annex the city into the South Snohomish County Regional Fire Authority (RFA). The ordinance to put this on the ballot was proposed by Mayor Mike Rosen and approved on a 6-1 vote by the City Council....
The City of Everett recently announced it is pulling the plug on nearly half the fleet of electric buses which it paid over $9 million in taxpayer dollars for in 2017 and 2019 (these purchases were unanimously approved by the City Council.) Several of these buses are exhibiting issues and lack of support from the...
The Lynnwood Times has covered Future 42 Snohomish County’s scorecards: Future 42 Snohomish County has analyzed key 2024 votes in the Snohomish County Council, and the city councils of Edmond, Everett, and Lynnwood into a custom scorecard for each to help inform residents if local council members are reflecting their values with their votes. Links to the...
As we enter into tax season, the high cost of living and taxes have been a significant topic of discussion in our community and throughout the state. Local governments throughout Snohomish County adopted different strategies to address their planned expenditures in their final budgets for 2025. We can anticipate slight tax increases from time to time for essential services...
Future 42 Snohomish County is a local county project dedicated to advocating key issues such as public safety and tax relief. We are a grassroots effort mobilizing Snohomish County citizens to make their voices heard at the local level. We have recently completed our first set of local scorecards which highlight key votes taken by...
Future 42 Snohomish County is a local county project dedicated to advocating for key issues such as public safety and tax relief. We are a grassroots effort mobilizing Snohomish County citizens to make their voices heard at the local level. We have recently completed our first set of local scorecards which highlight key votes taken...
Future 42 Snohomish County is a local county project dedicated to advocating for key issues such as public safety and tax relief. We are a grassroots effort mobilizing Snohomish County citizens to make their voices heard at the local level. We have recently completed our first set of local scorecards which highlight key votes taken...
Future 42 Snohomish County is a local county project dedicated to advocating for key issues such as public safety and tax relief. We are building a grassroots effort to mobilize Snohomish County citizens and make their voices heard at the local level. We have recently completed our first set of local scorecards which highlight key votes taken...
City of Edmonds finances are currently in dire straits. City leaders are looking at a $13 million budget deficit in their 2025 budget. Without spending cuts or additional tax revenue, the city is projected to be insolvent by as soon as 2027. One way city leaders are considering raising additional tax revenue is by annexing...
Seemingly emboldened by the recent election results, some local elected officials in Seattle and in two of the largest counties in the state have been eager to propose and vote on various tax hikes before the end of the year. But they didn’t count on the response from constituents they’ve been seeing thanks to your...
This article was originally published in the Everett Daily Herald. Last week’s election saw voters soundly reject tax increases proposed by the county and municipal governments throughout Snohomish County. With one exception, all local tax increases were rejected by voters. These are in addition to Everett voters’ rejection of a levy lid lift property...
Despite facing a billionaire and public sector union-funded opposition campaign that spent nearly 5 times as much as the YES campaign, the repeal on Washington’s natural gas ban appears on track for success, with 51.43% support as of votes reported by Nov. 7. This hard-won success joins three other powerful citizen-led initiatives passed into law...
This year’s General Election presents an opportunity for Everett voters to weigh in on three important ballot measures. Ballots will be hitting your mailbox now, and the last day to return your ballot is November 5th. Initiatives 24-01 & 24-02 are competing proposals which would both establish an increased minimum wage and other labor standards. Both initiatives would raise...
This year’s General Election on November 5th presents an opportunity for Snohomish County voters to weigh in on Proposition 1, a public safety sales tax. Ballots will be hitting your mailbox now, and the last day to return your ballot is November 5th. Proposition 1 would increase the sales tax rate throughout Snohomish County by 0.2%,...