Bothell Sound

Transportation · Jun 10, 2025

Bothell council was scheduled to consider a 9-year Safe Streets and Sidewalks Levy renewal for the November ballot

In materials published ahead of the June 10, 2025 meeting, the record said the council would weigh an ordinance placing a $0.50 per $1,000 assessed-value levy lid lift on the Nov. 4, 2025 ballot 1.

What the records say

Ahead of its June 10, 2025 meeting, the Bothell City Council was scheduled to consider an ordinance that would ask voters to renew a 9-year Safe Streets and Sidewalks Levy, according to the published agenda 1. The recommended action was to approve the ordinance authorizing a November 4, 2025 election to renew the levy as a lid lift at $0.50 per $1,000 of assessed value 1. The agenda packet included a priority transportation funding needs detail, the 2025 ordinance, and an explanatory statement 1. The available records do not establish the meeting's outcome.

  • The record described an ordinance authorizing a November 4, 2025 election to renew a 9-year Safe Streets and Sidewalks Levy 1.
  • The proposed renewal was a levy lid lift at $0.50 per $1,000 of assessed value 1.
  • The packet included a priority transportation funding needs detail, the 2025 ordinance, and an explanatory statement 1.
  • The record said the council would direct staff to advertise for Pro/Con committee members, with appointments scheduled for July 15, 2025 1.

Why it matters

If approved by voters, the levy would fund street and sidewalk work and would be paid for through property taxes at a rate of $0.50 per $1,000 of assessed value, per the record 1. The November 4, 2025 election date is when that decision would be made if the ordinance moved forward 1. The record also said the council would direct staff to advertise for committee members to advocate for approval or rejection of the ballot measure, with appointments scheduled for July 15, 2025 1.

What changed / what's next

  • The record proposed renewing a 9-year Safe Streets and Sidewalks Levy through a lid lift at $0.50 per $1,000 of assessed value 1.
  • The proposed ordinance would place the renewal on the November 4, 2025 ballot 1.
  • The record said the council would direct staff to advertise for Pro/Con committee members, with appointments scheduled for July 15, 2025 1.
  • Whether the council approved the ordinance at the June 10, 2025 meeting; the available records do not establish the meeting's outcome 1.
  • The November 4, 2025 election date, when voters would decide the levy renewal if the ordinance moved forward 1.
  • Pro/Con committee appointments that were scheduled for July 15, 2025 1.