In many cases, the County is unable to collect fees due, so we’re working on options to make certain new homeowners know the annual fees are due.

This tax is projected to raise more than $200 million per year, earmarked for affordable housing, business assistance, and community development. Unlike the ill-fated "head tax," JumpStart Seattle would target large companies with highly paid employees.

This new, mobile-first map allows users to find active construction, land use, and design review permits in their neighborhood.

In a favorable compromise, King County Councilmember Lambert agreed to limit the proposal to a single sentence inserted in code that asks applicants with projects of 30 lots or more to demonstrate how an emergency vehicle could gain access.

The presentation included information from the Office of Financial Management’s recently released April 1, 2020 population estimates. Also included are more detailed graphs and tables for individual jurisdictions.