Matt Watkins
From:
pfd-watkins@pasco-wa.gov
To:
Ray Peterson
,
Melissa Blasdel
Fri, May 24 at 9:38 AM
It was a 50% + 1 vote proposition for the voters of the Public Facilities District…that are the same extents as the city limits. We worked with the county and our attorney to word the proposition.
And in our case it doesn’t expire. That was a choice made by the board members of the PFD I believe. I came on as executive director after the proposition passed.
Of course PFDs are bound by a special set of RCWs that are a bit different and more constraining as other municipalities (like cities and towns) and are a thing to become well-aquainted with.
Also, I believe 0.1% and 0.2% are the two options available for a ballot measure.
Do you have an actual PFD already? If not, formation of a new one isn’t trivial and would be a suggested study point. Ours grew out of some original funding available back in 2002 to help our friends at the Kennewick PFD actually as a regional project.
I hope this helps.
Matt
From: Ray Peterson <pasayten@yahoo.com>
Sent: Friday, May 24, 2024 9:26 AM
To: Matt Watkins <PFD-Watkins@pasco-wa.gov>; Melissa Blasdel <BlasdelCouncil@pasco-wa.gov>
Subject: Pasco PFD and 0.2% Sales Tax Addon
Hello,
I am Ray Peterson and live in Winthrop, WA. We have an old pool in Twisp and I am looking at options to help replace the pool. Your PFD is quite interesting and I have a couple of questions regarding the Sales Tax Proposition that was passed to support the new pool facility.
1. Was the Proposition a simple or 2/3 majority for passage?
2. Is the sales tax permanent or does it expire in some amount of years?
Thank You in advance.
Ray Peterson
425-239-3777