Esperance annexation talks ramp up in Edmonds
EVERETT — Edmonds city officials have started meeting with stakeholders to discuss annexing Esperance, reviving a conversation that began more than 60 years ago.
Esperance is a 0.7-square-mile area in unincorporated Snohomish County completely surrounded by the city of Edmonds. As of 2020, about 4,000 people lived in Esperance, according to Census data.
The discussions come after Edmonds voters in November struck down a proposed $14.5 million property tax levy lid lift that would have helped the city’s budget deficit. But even before the levy failed, some council members had mentioned annexing Esperance as a potential revenue source.
In June, Mayor Mike Rosen presented the City Council with a list of potential revenues to supplement a levy. The list included annexing Esperance, which the city estimated at the time would bring in about $1 million. In a statement Tuesday, city spokesperson Natasha Ryan said it’s too early to know the budgetary impact of annexation.
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