Puyallup officials will meet Monday to finalize the city’s 2010 property tax levy, a controversial issue this year as council members have debated how much it should be reduced.
The meeting will take place at 1 p.m. Monday in the Puyallup City Council Chambers, on the fifth floor of City Hall at 333 S. Meridian St.
The Puyallup City Council passed a motion in 2008 pledging to reduce taxes by about $7.8 million, roughly what it cost to run the Puyallup Fire Department before it became part of Central Pierce Fire & Rescue earlier this year.
But with Puyallup’s revenues down in the past year, the council is considering a smaller tax reduction for 2010 that wouldn’t fully offset the loss of the Fire Department.
An early proposal would have reduced city tax collections by about $1.6 million, while the option now before the council would reduce taxes by about $6.1 million.
The council must vote again on the $6.1 million tax reduction proposal before it becomes final. Council members are expected to do so at the special meeting Monday.
Four members of the seven-member council approved the proposal when it came up for first reading Nov. 17.
Melissa Santos, The News Tribune
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