The city of Normandy Park will hold three community meetings on the levy lid lift proposal that will be on the November ballot.
The first meeting is Thursday, Aug. 2 at 7 p.m. in the City Hall gymnasium, 801 S.W. 174th St.
Other meetings will be held Monday, Aug. 20 and Wednesday, Sept. 26. They will also be held at 7 p.m. in the gymnasium.
Flyers on the proposal will be handed out.
City Council members are also scheduled on Aug. 2 to select committee members to write pro and con statements on the levy lid lift for the voters pamphlet.
One possible short-term solution for Normandy Park’s budget shortfall of $1.2 million is the levy lid lift that will be before voters in the Nov.6 election. If approved, property taxes could be raised 30 cents per $1,000 of assessed home value. City Manager Doug Schulze said that would raise another $300,00 each year.
The City Council voted 6-1 on June 12 to place the levy lid lift on the ballot. Newly elected Councilwoman Stacia Jenkins was the lone dissenting vote. She argued that lawmakers should identify a long-term fix before asking for more taxes.
Reports of Normandy Park’s budget woes led some media outlets to report that the city would disincorporate or seek to be annexed by Burien or Des Moines. City officials said those were not alternatives being considered.
