Transportation Benefit Fund

270th and 88th Project

In 2013, city residents voted 68% in favor of a 0.2% sales tax on sales within the city limits. 

The Stanwood City Council is asking voters to renew a $.002 sales tax (20 cents for every $100) dedicated to street preservation, development, and improvements. 

The Transportation Benefit Fund currently generates approximately $550,000.00 per year for transportation system maintenance and improvement projects. Since the Transportation Benefit Fund's inception, the City has utilized over $3.6 million in funding from the TBF to support street operations and capital projects, including more than one dozen pavement preservation projects, six sidewalk and ADA improvement projects throughout the City, as well as LED street lighting upgrades. Without funding from the TBF, general tax dollars, Real Estate Excise Tax (REET) dollars, and matching funds for grants would need to be diverted from other uses, such as park improvements, for these needed transportation improvement projects.

Approval of the ballot measure would renew the sales and use tax placed on taxable retail sales within the city, in the amount of two-tenths of one percent (0.2%); this is not a tax increase; the renewal would continue the tax for an additional ten years and maintain the city’s current 9.3 percent tax rate.  

As shown in the table below, Stanwood’s sales tax rate is one of the lower city rates in Snohomish County. It is the intent of the City to allocate funds from the voter-approved sales and use tax in a manner that generally balances the use of the funds equitably among the TBD Projects during the 10-year period of the levy.
Snohomish County City
Sales Tax Rate
Bothell
10.60%
Edmonds
10.60%
Everett
10.60%
Lynnwood
10.60%
Mukilteo
10.60%
Mountlake Terrace
10.50%
Snohomish
10.50%
Arlington
9.40%
Lake Stevens
9.40%
Marysville
9.40%
North Lakewood
9.40%
Stanwood
9.30%
Darrington
9.10%
Gold Bar
9.10%
Granite Falls
9.10%
Index
9.10%
Silvana
9.10%
Startup
9.10%
Sultan
9.10%
  1. history of the Transportation Benefit District

The City of Stanwood approved Ordinance No. 1328 on November 19, 2012, establishing Stanwood Transportation Benefit District (the "District") pursuant to Chapter 36.73 RCW. The District was originally organized as a legally separate municipal entity and taxing authority from the City. By Ordinance No. 1406, in January 2016, the City Council assumed the rights, powers, immunities, functions, and obligations of the District, as allowed by RCW 36.74.020, and as a result, the District was absorbed into the City and is no longer considered a legally separate entity. 

  1. RCW 36.73.040(3)
  1. ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION BENEFIT FUND REVENUE OPTIONS
  1. Transportation Benefit Fund Frequently Asked Questions
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TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS

CURRENT TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS MAPCURRENT TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS MAP (2)


  1. 2015-2022 CURRENT AND COMPLETED PROJECTS

2015-2021 Completed projects



  1. PROJECTS IN PROGRESS - INCLUDED IN THE 2022 BUDGET
  1. 2023 PROJECTS IN THE SIX-YEAR TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PLAN
  1. 2024-2028 TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PLAN PROJECTS
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