Clean-up bill edges toward Edmonds Lynnwood funding reality
The Department of Ecology will distribute funds from SB 4519 to Edmonds and Lynnwood for sewage and anti-pollution projects. Officials warn the aid is only a drop in the bucket, with Edmonds facing cost estimates of 70 million to 1 billion to upgrade Metro’s sewer system and potential rate hikes from 7.46 to about 25 27 a month unless funds arrive. If money arrives, Edmonds may shave 3 to 5 dollars monthly, but construction must begin soon to meet 1991 deadlines. Lynnwood’s public works chief echoes cautious optimism about how the funding fits its schedule.
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Mixed legislative split on Puget Sound water bill
South County lawmakers split over SB 4519 a multimillion dollar water quality measure funded by an 8 cent per pack cigarette tax and new taxes on tobacco products and construction. The plan allocates 50 percent to Puget Sound 20 percent to groundwater with two thirds to the Spokane aquifer and 10 percent each to lakes and rivers. Republicans decry the tax as unfair to smokers and aiding Seattle Metro. Senator Mike McManus Edmonds supported the bill noting it funds pollution cleanup while acknowledging limited Edmonds Lynnwood cost coverage for secondary treatment facilities.
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