This historic Washington city’s mayor says his struggling town may have to turn to drastic measures to offset a $13M deficit — including collecting an extra $720/year from local homeowners

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Edmonds may look like a postcard-perfect Washington town, but a $13 million deficit and more than $40 million in deferred maintenance is pushing the city toward historic, potentially irreversible changes.

City officials are slashing services and weighing drastic options to stay afloat. “We are in a financial crisis, a significant one,” Mayor Mike Rosen told KOMO News…

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