In practical terms, approving Prop 1 will refresh a property tax the county uses to buy up land to preserve urban green spaces, forests, rivers, trails, and farmlands forever. You like all that stuff, right? You didn’t move here or stay here on account of that good-old-fashioned Pacific Northwest hospitality, did you? We ask, but you’re reading The Stranger, so we know. <3
Anyhow, approving this measure will cost homeowners 6.25 cents per $1,000 of assessed value, which works out to a mere $22 more per year for owners of median priced homes. If you can afford a house in Seattle, then you can afford this. (If you can’t because you’re house-rich but cash-poor, then the County has you covered.)
