At the Oct. 23 Study Session meeting, the Airway Heights City Council discussed raising the property taxes by 1 percent in the city.
“This is a minimal way to stay up with the inflation,” Mayor Kevin Richey said. “Cities that do not raise the taxes, like Spokane, are now in a budget crisis.”
The city did not raise the taxes last year due to asking the citizens for the recreation center funds.
The City Council will officially vote on raising the 1 percent at the next meeting, but the board voted unanimously in favor.
Derrick Braaten, the development services director, informed the council of wh...
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