The Tacoma City Council is exploring next steps after voters appeared to have rejected a tax hike to raise money for street improvements and repairs in Tuesday’s special election.
In the second round of results posted since polls closed, 52.45% of voters had voted against the measure compared to the 47.55% who voted for it – with roughly 200 ballots left to count and a 24.61% voter turnout. In a statement issued Wednesday , the city said it’s concerned about maintaining the city’s infrastructure needs – though it understands the tighter budgets that Tacoma residents are likely contending with.
“Looking ahead, we anticipate that the level of service residents rely on will unfortunately be diminished over time as maintaining and upgrading our infrastructure becomes increasingly more challenging,” the statement reads…