Council votes to approve Snohomish County budget with 4% tax increase
EVERETT — The Snohomish County Council voted 3-2 on Monday to approve the 2025-26 biennial budget with a 4% property tax increase over the next two years.
Council members Jared Mead, Megan Dunn and Strom Peterson, all Democrats, voted to approve the $3.22 billion operating budget. Republican council members Nate Nehring and Sam Low opposed.
Now it goes to County Executive Dave Somers’ office to sign. That’s not a done deal, as several council members openly wondered if he would sign it.
“I think they’ll consider vetoing it,” Dunn said in an interview following the meeting. “I would assume they’ll think about whether or not it strikes the right balance, and if it doesn’t, then they’ll veto it.”
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