Should property owners along Southeast 256th help pay for street improvements?
The property owners along SE 256th are already helping to pay for street improvements with their property tax, with the gas tax and with sales tax. And now with a B&O tax.
It is not their fault that the city of Kent decided to spend transportation improvement funds on other non-related projects over the years, nor is it the fault of any Kent resident.
If the city doesn’t get enough funding from the current property or gas tax to use for street repairs and maintenance then the council needs to figure out how to get more money back from the state and county to resolve that issue rather than discuss having property owners along SE 256th pay even more.
If the city can charge extra taxes for street repairs/maintenance to property owners on SE 256th, the flood gates will open and all property owners will end up paying for street repairs and construction.
This issue should not be an option.
– Debbie Morfeld
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