Tacoma Daily Index, October 25, 2013

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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2013

Vol. CXXIV, No. 208

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Tacoma City Council to discuss ďŹ nances, legalized marijuana File Photo By Todd Matthews, Editor Tacoma residents will have ample opportunity next week to learn more about what's going on in city government. On Tuesday, Tacoma City Council will hold its regular weekly study session and council meeting. Also on Tuesday, Tacoma City Council's Economic Development Committee will meet. Here is a look ahead at some notable activities next week at City Hall.

interim rules and regulations in order to address the Tacoma-based applications that are expected to be submitted to the Washington State Liquor Control Board. Earlier this week, Tacoma City Council held a public hearing on the interim regulations. In addition, the issue was referred to Tacoma's Planning Commission to develop findings and recommendations concerning the appropriate duration and scope for the interim regulations and the time period needed STUDY SESSION: THIRD QUARfor developing permanent regulaTER 2013 FINANCIAL REPORT, tions. On Tuesday, City of Tacoma I-502 IMPLEMENTATION staff will brief councilmembers on Tacoma City Councilmembers will the public hearing comments, Planmeet Tuesday at City Hall to discuss ning Commission recommendations, the city's revenues and expenditures potential code modifications, licensthrough the third quarter of this year. ing, and nuisance code updates. Additionally, councilmembers will Councilmembers will discuss continue their discussion of implethese issue during a study session, menting regulations related to Initiawhich will be held on Tues., Oct. 29 TACOMA CITY HALL at 12 p.m. in Room 16 of Tacoma Mutive 502, a ballot measure approved by voters last year that legalizes the pronicipal Building North, 733 Market duction, sale and use of marijuana. The Washington St. Audio from the meeting will be broadcast live on State Liquor Control Board, which is responsible for TV Tacoma and online at tvtacoma.com. On-demand rolling out the plan, is expected to complete proposed audio archives are available on the Web within 24 rules and regulations and begin accepting license hours of the meeting online at tvtacoma.com. A copy applications next month. Earlier this month, the of the agenda is available online at cityoftacoma. City of Tacoma began the process of creating its own org.

2 Tacoma artists awarded Artist Trust grants

The Washington state nonprofit arts organization Artist Trust has announced two Tacoma artists will receive grants through the organization's Grants for Artist Projects program. Tacoma poet Kevin Miller will receive a grant to assist with the completion of a manuscript tentatively titled Smoke and Miracles. Miller, a retired public school teacher, is the author of Home & Away: The Old Town Poems (Pleasure Boat Studio, 2009), Everywhere Was Far (Blue Begonia Press, 1998), and Light That Whispers Morning (Blue Begonia Press, 1994). Tacoma visual artist Jeremy Mangan will receive a grant to assist with travel to Bannack, Mont., to create new work based on this experience. In addition to travel, the funding will be used for a digital camera so that he can record material during the trip, as well as photograph his own work. Mangan's work was included in the 10th North-

west Biennial at Tacoma Art Museum. In total, Artist Trust will award $73,348 to 50 artists for projects in all artistic disciplines. Award recipients receive a maximum of $1,500 for their projects. A complete list of the 2013 Grants for Artist Projects program is available online at artisttrust.org/index. php/award-winners/current. Artist Trust is a not-for-profit organization whose sole mission is to support and encourage individual artists working in all disciplines in order to enrich community life throughout Washington State. The organizations has invested over $10 million in Washington State artists since its founding in 1986, through grant programs and direct support. Artist Trust also provides a comprehensive suite of career training, professional development resources and counseling to help artists achieve their career goals. More information is available online at artisttrust.org.

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Pierce County leads state in property tax rate Washington State Department of Revenue officials announced Wednesday that Pierce County has the highest average property tax levy rate in Washington State. At $15.43 per $1,000 assessed value, Pierce County tops Thurston County ($13.69), Snohomish County ($13.01), Skagit County ($12.27), and King County $11.93, according to the department's annual report on property taxes. The report also notes property tax levies due in 2013 increased 2.3 percent to $9.5 billion; the $210 million increase included $33 million in property tax revenues stemming from new construction added to the tax rolls in 2012; state and local school levies grew 3.3 percent to $5.3 billion in 2013; the proportion of levy dollars that goes to schools rose to 55.9 percent, a 0.6 percent increase; the state school levy is $1.935 billion (+1.8 percent over 2012); local voter-approved levies increased 4.1 percent to $3.377 billion; the levies collected by counties increased 3 percent to $1.54 billion; county levies account for 16.2 percent of all property taxes; and cities' levies increased to $1.26 billion, representing 13.2 percent share of property taxes. Property taxes are made up of levies established by local taxing districts such as counties, cities, schools, libraries, fire districts, parks districts, hospitals and emergency medical services. County assessors determine a property's value and calculate levy rates, and county treasurers collect and distribute the taxes to the taxing districts. They also collect the state property tax that is dedicated to supporting public schools. Property taxes are based on the value of property as of January 1 of each year. Property taxes assessed in 2013 will be collected in 2014. Any new construction added in 2012 is reflected in the property taxes due in 2013. The Washington State Department of Revenue compiles the property taxes assessed by all taxing districts into a report each year. This year's report, as well as reports from years past, can be found online at dor.wa.gov/Content/AboutUs/StatisticsAndReports/2013/Property_Tax_Statistics_2013/default.aspx.


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