The City of Olympia has a $600,000 shortfall for the Garbage , Water and Sewer Treatment at LOTT . The Impact fees are too low by design , Surprise !They are raising the rates reflecting costs of new numbers added by Speculators such as Walker John , Rants and Cameron McKinley building large numbers of Multifamily Housing Apartments Market Rate not affordable to low income residents with complete Property tax exemptions granted by the Olympia City Council amounting to almost 12 million dollars in the next 8 Years under the MFTE . New Development costs for utilities such as water ,stormwater and Sewer hookups has are rising causing this projected budget shortfall of $600,000 . This new development in part has caused Property taxes to rise for existing ratepayers in effect subsidising Millionaire developers because the impact fees are too low and are not keeping up with the extra costs associated with the accelerated development in Olympia . Growth should pay for Growth and not be subsidizing the wealthy speculators ."The utility staff proposes a 9.8% increase in wastewater and 11.80% in storm and surface water. for 2023 " Olympia Taxpayers should not be forced to pay for increased profit for Millionaires already not paying their fair share of impact fees and property taxes .Corporate Welfare is not good or fair government , it is a handout to the already wealthy !
Yours , Kim Dobson , TCD precinct committee officer Frye Cove 094
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