||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS |||
San Juan County is seeking volunteers to write supporting and opposing statements regarding the proposed renewal of Land Bank funding. These statements are due by August 13 and will be placed in the Voter’s Guide for the upcoming November 2024 General Election. The arguments will be published in the print and online versions of the Voters’ Pamphlet.
Do you want to join one of the committees? Contact Sally Rogers, Clerk for the San Juan County Council as soon as possible at sallyr@sanjuancountywa.gov.
San Juan County Council passed Resolution No. 21-2024 regarding extending the duration of the Real Estate Excise Tax (REET) for acquiring and maintaining conservation areas through the San Juan County Land Bank.
This proposition would extend the existing one percent Conservation Area Real Estate Excise Tax paid by the purchaser of real property in San Juan County for an additional 12 years through December 5, 2038 to fund the acquisition and maintenance of conservation areas, which include but are not limited to open spaces, wetlands, marshes, aquifer recharge areas, shoreline areas, natural areas, and other lands and waters that are important to preserve flora and fauna.
Each committee may have up to three members, though members may seek the advice of any number of people to assist in developing the statements. The Council must appoint the committee no later than August 6, 2024 and each committee’s statement must be submitted to San Juan County Elections no later than August 13, 2024.
If interested in serving on one of the committees, please contact Sally Rogers, Clerk for the San Juan County Council, before August 1, 2024 at 360-378-7472 or sallyr@sanjuancountywa.gov.
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This is a great opportunity to remind everyone to please visit renewourlandbank.com to get educated on this topic, including understanding the link to affordable housing. There’s a comprehensive FAQs section and even if you’re a supporter, there’s much to learn.