Snohomish County leaders pitch new 0.2% sales tax for public safety

EVERETT — Snohomish County wants to raise the sales tax rate to hire more cops, expand drug addiction resources and prevent youth from getting caught up in violent crime.

This week, the county executive’s office introduced a proposal to the County Council to put a 0.2% countywide sales tax increase on the November ballot.

The county estimates the proposed sales tax increase would bring in more than $39 million per year.

In 2016, the county tried to pass a similar measure, but it narrowly failed with 50.13% of voters rejecting it. This year’s proposal originated from Ty Trenary, a senior policy analyst with the county who was the Snohomish County sheriff in 2016.

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