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Lynnwood adopts city budget with a 52% property tax increase

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Last week, by a vote of 4-3, the Lynnwood City Council passed a City property tax increase of 52%. That large of an increase is something I could not vote for and as City Council President, I am concerned about the impact on residents with such a tremendous tax increase. Please, I want to be […]

Lynnwood City Council adopts $420 million biennial 2025-26 budget

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LYNNWOOD—After weeks of discussion, the Lynnwood City Council on Monday, November 25, adopted the 2025-2026 Biennial Budget and 2025 Property Tax Levy. The adopted budget lays out the City’s estimates for revenue and expenses, with a $420 million biennial budget for all funds including $158 million general fund budget. The City Council adopted a 2025 […]

Council approved increases to permit fees, removes PE requirement for Public Works directorship

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LYNNWOOD—The council began hearing 2025-26 biennium budget presentations and approved a 7.6 percent increase to permit fees and the mayor’s request to remove the professional engineering licensure requirement for the Public Works Director position, at its Monday, October 14, city council meeting. The department presentations commenced on Monday with Executive, Legal, City Council, and Finance. PRCA, […]

Lynnwood budget presentations begin, mayor pushes reduced hiring standards citing equity

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LYNNWOOD—The council will begin hearing 2025-26 biennium budget presentations, vote on a 7.6 percent increase to permits and fees, and consider the mayor’s request to remove the professional engineering licensure requirement for the Public Works Director position, at its Monday, October 14, city council meeting. The Lynnwood City Council Regular Meeting will be held in-person […]

Lynnwood Council presented with a 23 percent city budget increase

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LYNNWOOD—Questions surrounding deficits, property tax increases, and senior city leadership salaries led the $156 million preliminary 2025-26 biennium general fund budget discussion presented to council members during Monday’s Public Hearing. “So, our two-year revenue is estimated to be $152 million, our two-year expenditure is estimated to be $156 million; so, if I am reading that […]

Prelim Budget Public Hearing and City to rectify errors on property transfer

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LYNNWOOD—For its BUSINESS MEETING at 6 p.m. on September 23, the City Council will holding a Public Hearing on its biennial budget; and vote/discuss correcting a real estate transfer error with the PFD, create a new law enforcement position, and confirm a planning commissioner. The Lynnwood City Council Work Session will be held in-person and […]

City of Lynnwood seeking community input on its biennial budget

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LYNNWOOD—The City of Lynnwood is asking residents to take the 2025-2026 Budget Community Input Survey, and attend a Budget Open House, scheduled for 6 p.m. on Wednesday, September 11, 2024. Every two years, the City of Lynnwood adopts a biennial budget. The upcoming budget will assign funds to programs, services, and infrastructure throughout 2025 and […]

Jim Smith departs in legislative ‘blaze of glory,’ Sutton’s call for audit passes

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LYNNWOOD, Wash., December 13, 2023—In their final meeting of the year, the Lynnwood City Council passed their mid-biennial budget and added new agenda items for the incoming council next year. The budget passed without any further discussion in a 6-0-1 vote with Councilmember Josh Binda abstaining.  As was previously reported, since Lynnwood operates on a […]

Lynnwood’s AA+ Bond rating and why it is important

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LYNNWOOD, Wash., May 15, 2023—On April 18, 2023, Standard and Poor’s Global Ratings (S&P), the world’s leading provider of independent credit ratings, assigned its ‘AA+’ long-term rating with a stable outlook to the City of Lynnwood’s 2023 limited-tax general obligation (LTGO) refunding bonds. The only rating higher is ‘AAA’ which few municipalities have ever achieved. […]

Lynnwood passes $545 million biennium budget, contention over salaries

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LYNNWOOD, Wash., December 14, 2022━The Lynnwood City Council passed amended versions of the 2023 salary schedule and 2023-2024 biennium budget during their December 12 meeting. The ordinances were delayed at the previous meeting on November 28. With all council members present at the meeting, Council Vice President Smith was the only dissenting vote to approve […]

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