-Why should your property taxes
be increased
by eliminating overdue book fines?
This is not right.
Vote no on Seattle Proposition 1,
the $219 million special levy
that increases your annual property tax
by $85 for an average Seattle home.
I am Lloyd Hara,
former Seattle city treasurer
and King County auditor and assessor
asking you to vote no on Prop 1.
City taxes and revenues
are at an all-time high.
I am alarmed that the property-tax ballot
measures are awaiting your vote.
You should be concerned
that there is stable library funding,
not to rely upon voter-approved levies.
The mayor and the Council
are diverting traditional library
funding for pet projects.
This is the least accountable tax levy.
There is no oversight committee.
We need public accountability.
Voting no will force city officials
to fully fund library systems
from its traditional resources.
This big, new added tax
will make it more difficult
for homeowners, for businesses,
for renters who will see
their rents increase.
Everyone's cost will increase.
Let's keep Seattle more affordable.
It's up to us
to stop the mayor and the Council
from playing games with our tax dollars.
Let's maintain library funding.
Let's maintain library fines.
Let's maintain accountability.
Please join me and other citizens like you
to vote no on Seattle Proposition 1,
the $219 million property tax levy.