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• Bill to limit increases in Narrows Bridge tolls passes Senate

  Bill to limit increases in Narrows Bridge tolls passes Senate

  Legislation to minimize Tacoma Narrows Bridge toll increases passed the Senate today.

  Sen. Derek Kilmer’s Senate Bill 6073 would defer sales tax due on the construction of the Narrows Bridge, saving roughly $5.8 million in costs to toll payers each year for six years.

• Give Narrows tollpayers a break on project’s sales tax

  Give Narrows tollpayers a break on project’s sales tax

  Narrows Bridge commuters are footing the bill for building the second span and retrofitting the original one. But if state Sen. Derek Kilmer, D-Gig Harbor, has any say in it, they won’t also pay state sales tax on the project anytime soon.

• Some good news on bridge tolls — for now

  Some good news on bridge tolls — for now

  WHILE IT’S NOT exactly breathing a sigh of relief, Tacoma Narrows Bridge commuters caught something of a break last week with a confluence of events likely to result in minimizing toll increases that will become a reality this summer.

• Kilmer bill to defer sales tax on bridge passes committee

  Kilmer bill to defer sales tax on bridge passes committee

  A bill that would defer payment of state sales tax on the construction of the New Narrows Bridge passed the Senate Ways & Means committee Monday night.

• Residents say raising Narrows Bridge tolls would hurt businesses, families

  Residents say raising Narrows Bridge tolls would hurt businesses, families

  Residents testified Wednesday night that increasing the cost to cross the Tacoma Narrows Bridge would take a toll on families living on the peninsula and its economy.