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King County explores first-ever countywide housing levy that would hit Bellevue tax bills
King County Executive Girmay Zahilay formed a steering committee to explore a first-ever countywide housing levy that could add a new line to Bellevue property tax bills; the panel must report back by Dec. 31.
City Council
Bellevue eyes new sales tax and vehicle fee to tackle $1.5 billion road backlog
Bellevue's Transportation Department proposed a new taxing district at the July 22 City Council meeting that would add a 0.1% sales tax and $20 vehicle fee to address a $1.5 billion backlog of road, sidewalk, and transit projects; a public survey is open through Thursday, August 20.
City Council
State peer-support program born in King County may lose $900K contract in August
Washington's Parent to Parent program, which was founded in King County in 1980 and now serves families of children with developmental disabilities in all 39 counties, could lose its $900,000-a-year DSHS contract when it expires at the end of August amid a projected state budget shortfall.
City Council
King County explores first-ever countywide housing levy that would hit Bellevue tax bills
King County Executive Girmay Zahilay formed a steering committee to explore a first-ever countywide housing levy that could add a new line to Bellevue property tax bills; the panel must report back by Dec. 31.
City Council
King County explores first-ever countywide housing levy that would hit Bellevue tax bills
King County Executive Girmay Zahilay formed a steering committee to explore a first-ever countywide housing levy that could add a new line to Bellevue property tax bills; the panel must report back by Dec. 31.
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Bellevue speeding citations jump 69% under new enforcement push
Bellevue Police issued 380 speeding citations and 143 electronic device citations in June 2026, representing year-over-year increases of 69% and 101% respectively, as the department's Safer Roads Initiative intensifies enforcement ahead of citywide speed limit reductions set for early 2027.
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Paid community board will redesign Renton bus routes connecting to Bellevue's future Stride S1 Line
King County Metro is recruiting paid community board members to redesign bus service around Renton ahead of the 2028 Stride BRT S1 Line launch, which will directly connect Bellevue to Renton and Burien with frequent electric bus service.
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