✅ Affordable housing, environmental stewardship, and human services are shared values. The question isn't whether to support them; it's whether Proposition 1 is effective and equitable.
✅ Affordable housing, environmental stewardship, and human services are shared values. The question isn't whether to support them; it's whether Proposition 1 is effective and equitable.
❌ Prop 1 does not increase funding or additional programs for climate and environmental stewardship and human services - it is a tax increase for the general fund - not allocated to housing, environment, or human services.
❌ Prop 1 does not increase funding or additional programs for climate and environmental stewardship and human services - it is a tax increase for the general fund - not allocated to housing, environment, or human services.
❌ City property tax will increase 52-79% immediately, and double - permanently - by 2032
❌ City property tax will increase 52-79% immediately, and double - permanently - by 2032
❌ Prop 1 would increase housing costs for homeowners and renters alike, and operating costs for every business in Kenmore, which will be reflected in higher prices.
❌ Prop 1 would increase housing costs for homeowners and renters alike, and operating costs for every business in Kenmore, which will be reflected in higher prices.
✅ At a time when Kenmore residents are already struggling with the cost of housing, insurance, gas, utilities, groceries, childcare, and health care, the City of Kenmore should not balance its ambitions on a regressive tax that asks every resident to pay more.
✅ At a time when Kenmore residents are already struggling with the cost of housing, insurance, gas, utilities, groceries, childcare, and health care, the City of Kenmore should not balance its ambitions on a regressive tax that asks every resident to pay more.