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City of Tukwila E-Hazelnut Newsletter February 2018
Tukwila property taxes - where does your
money go?
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Property taxes in Tukwila and across King County will increase
about 17% on average this year. In Tukwila, the median home
price increased from $259,000 in 2017 to $295,000 in 2018.
The 2018 property taxes for a $295,000 home are $4,016.10.
See the chart above for a breakdown of where your property
Tukwila Elected Officials taxes go.
Mayor:
Allan Ekberg
The increase in 2018 is primarily due to additional taxes
passed by the Washington State Legislature to increase
City Council:
funding for K-12 education. (This is known as the McCleary
Verna Seal (Council President)
Plan.) Previously, the State Supreme Court ruled that the
Dennis Robertson
State must make new investments into public education; as a
Kathy Hougardy
result, the legislature added $1.01 per thousand dollars of
De'Sean Quinn
assessed value to their portion of property tax collection in
Kate Kruller
Thomas McLeod
King County, in order to fund the mandate.
Zak Idan
Low-income seniors, veterans and disabled homeowners may
qualify for a property-tax exemption offered by King County.
Under the exemption program, the value of your Washington
State residence is frozen for property tax purposes, and you
become exempt from all excess and special levies and possibly
regular levies, resulting in a reduction in your property taxes.
Information on eligibility criteria and how to apply for an
exemption, along with other property-assessment-related
information, can be found at KingCounty.gov/assessor.
Have a say on reserved permit parking for
transit customers
Sound Transit and King County Metro are looking for public
comments on the potential for solo driving permits, as well as
proposed pricing options for permit parking. Ultimately, these
comments could lead to changes at Tukwila International
Boulevard Station and potentially the Metro-operated park-
and-ride lot on Interurban Avenue.
The Tukwila community is encouraged to take the survey
and/or participate in one of the scheduled neighborhood
drop-in sessions. The survey closes March 31, 2018. For more
information on the survey and in-person opportunities, please
visit King County's website.
Tukwila scholarship application now
available
Tukwila's City of Opportunity Scholarship Program was
established in 2014. The mission of the scholarship is to
provide financial assistance to high school students that reside
in Tukwila to support undergraduate study in community
colleges, colleges, trade schools and universities. Selection
criteria include but are not limited to academic
accomplishments, community service, references, financial
need, and personal essay. Eligibility criteria are listed on the
application.
The deadline to submit scholarship applications is March 30,
2018. You can download the scholarship application here.
For more information or to request a copy of the application,
contact Community Engagement Manager Mia Navarro at 206-
454-7564, or email Mia.Navarro@TukwilaWA.gov.