The council approved the measure with an 8-1 vote Tuesday.
SEATTLE — The Seattle City Council approved a 0.1% public safety sales tax increase Tuesday.
The tax is expected to generate $39 million in 2026, with nearly one-quarter of that funding directed toward addiction recovery services. Seattle City Council President Sara Nelson, who sponsored the measure, called it a “progressive investment that will save lives.”
“These progressive investments will save lives and fill gaping holes in our response to Seattle’s drug crisis,” Nelson said following the 8-1 vote on Council Bill 121083. “I’ve led the charge to put addiction treatment at the center
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