City of Sedro-Woolley Proposition No. 1: annexation into the Central Skagit Library District

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If approved, City residents would remain eligible for library services and, beginning January 1, 2027, would be eligible to vote on library district ballot propositions. Because taxing district boundaries for the following tax year are set on August 1, the library district could begin levying property taxes within the city limits in 2028. The City would continue paying for library services through 2027. The City estimates that in 2028 the library district levy rate would be $0.2320 per $1,000 of assessed value and that the district would collect approximately $517,255 from property within the City. Therefore, the City shall reduce its budgeted property tax levy by up to $474,115 in 2028 to offset most of the new library district property tax. Based on current estimates, a home with an assessed value of $519,450 would pay approximately $11.00 more in property tax in 2028. If the proposition is rejected, the City would remain outside the library district and library services would continue to be governed by the interlocal agreement, unless changed by the City and the district. If rejected, City residents would be ineligible to vote on library district ballot propositions, including library district property tax propositions (levy lid lifts).