Everett Transit annexation deal: $38.5 Million net, new 0.6% transit tax hike set for April 2027
EVERETT — The City of Everett and Community Transit on Wednesday released a proposed interlocal agreement (ILA) that would fold Everett Transit into the county agency on April 1, 2027, raise the city’s local transit sales tax from 0.6% to 1.2% that same day, and send the city a $54.5 million check while $16 million […]
Everett Mayor assures ‘absolutely no reduction’ in paratransit service in Community Transit merger talks
EVERETT—Mayor Cassie Franklin shared with roughly 100 residents on Tuesday who packed the Banquet Room of the Walter Hall Golf Course for a public open house to learn more about the process and potential impacts on the potential acquisition of Everett Transit by Community Transit, that there will be “absolutely no reduction in paratransit service.” […]
