Police Station Debt Retirement and Tax Replacement Proposal
Kent
Summary
Kent can pay off its police station debt 11 years early and wants to ask voters to swap the old 0.25% tax for a new unrestricted one funding three firefighters, three police officers, and year-round street paving. Ballot timing and legal details are still up in the air.
At a glance
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Last discussed Jun 3, 2026.
Impact analysis
A potential 0.25% income tax on the ballot — same rate as today but funding cops, firefighters and paving instead of debt.
Everyone — if voters approve it, the money funds more safety staffing and better roads.
Taxpayers who would have seen the .25 expire in 2038 will instead keep paying it.
Mentions & discussions (2)
City Council Committee Meeting - Jun 3, 2026
Council is asking voters in November to retire the police station's .25 income tax bond early and replace it with a .25 services bond — keeping the rate at 2.25% but freeing money for staffing police, fire, streets and sidewalks. Supporters say it's a rare chance to fund essential services without a rate increase; Wallach wanted more public deliberation before final approval.
City Council Committee Meeting - May 6, 2026
Kent can pay off its police station debt 11 years early and wants to ask voters to swap the old 0.25% tax for a new unrestricted one funding three firefighters, three police officers, and year-round street paving. Ballot timing and legal details are still up in the air.
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