(The Center Square) – The Spokane City Council passed a resolution Wednesday calling for millions of dollars in additional spending across 2027 and 2028 after filling back-to-back deficits by raising taxes.
The officials approved the 13 budget priorities in the resolution by a 6-1 vote. Councilmember Michael Cathcart voted in opposition due to the lack of identified funding necessary to implement the priorities.
“This proposes a number of [spending] increases without the other side of that, which is: How do we pay for those?” Cathcart said Wednesday, listing some budget pressures the council is already facing.…