{"id":2240813,"date":"2024-05-09T10:46:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-09T14:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/spokane-mayor-brown-city-council-delay-vote-on-property-tax\/"},"modified":"2024-05-09T10:48:04","modified_gmt":"2024-05-09T14:48:04","slug":"spokane-mayor-brown-city-council-delay-vote-on-property-tax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/spokane-mayor-brown-city-council-delay-vote-on-property-tax\/","title":{"rendered":"Spokane Mayor Brown and city council postpone property tax vote"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fspokane-mayor-brown-city-council-delay-vote-on-property-tax%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2240813&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Spokane\u2062 Mayor Lisa Brown has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/antifa-leftists-get-censored-by-social-media-platforms\/\" title=\"Antifa, leftists get censored by social media platforms\">temporarily suspended<\/a> \u2062a proposed property tax set for the ballot, \u2062following \u200dthe Spokane City Council&#8217;s 5-2 vote to include her Community Safety Levy on the August \u2063ballot. The city&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/5-reasons-making-taxpayers-pay-off-student-loans-is-a-rotten-idea\/\" title=\"5 Reasons Making Taxpayers Pay Off Student Loans Is A Rotten Idea\">budget deficit<\/a> prompted\u2064 the decision for further analysis to\u2064 ensure comprehensive planning. If approved, the levy\u200c would generate $37.5 million annually\u2062 for five years, primarily for existing services and new projects.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_78\">\n<p>(The Center Square)\u00a0\u2013 Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/my.spokanecity.org\/news\/releases\/2024\/05\/08\/mayor-brown-proposes-extending-timeline-for-community-safety-levy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">announced<\/a><\/strong> Wednesday that a proposed property tax planned for the ballot is on now on hold.  <\/p>\n<p>The announcement comes just over a week after the Spokane City Council <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/my.spokanecity.org\/news\/releases\/2024\/04\/30\/council-votes-to-put-mayors-community-safety-levy-on-august-ballot\/\">voted<\/a><\/strong> 5-2 to put Brown\u2019s Community Safety Levy on the August ballot.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe City of Spokane\u2019s budget deficit is real and the desire to make significant investments in our community safety response remains, but I feel the responsible choice is to provide an opportunity for additional analysis,\u201d Brown said in a statement. \u201cMy administration has had several productive meetings with the public and we find value in expanding input to ensure a responsive and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/very-lucky-116-year-old-french-nun-europes-oldest-person-beats-covid-19\/\" title=\"\u2018Very Lucky\u2019: 116-Year-Old French Nun, Europe\u2019s Oldest Person, Beats COVID-19\">comprehensive plan<\/a> for our future. We will continue down this path, while also identifying how the City tightens its own belt to usher in a new era of fiscal responsibility.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If enacted by voters, the measure would have raised $37.5 million per year over the next five years. The estimated cost for a median home in the city would be $31.42 per month. Most of the revenue would be directed toward existing services, while a smaller portion would pay for new city and neighborhood projects.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown has postponed a proposed property tax ballot initiative. This decision follows the Spokane City Council&#8217;s recent 5-2 vote to include Brown&#8217;s Community Safety Levy on the August ballot. 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