![]() Sound Transit officials say that's wrong. Transportation planner and Sound Transit critic Jim MacIsaac estimates approval of the measure would authorize collection of more than $107.3 billion over 45 years, including $55.8 billion for the expansion, and the per-household expansion tax bill would be $284 annually next year and increasing in later years. ![]() ![]() "It's the right plan for us, our kids and our planet," Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels, chairman of the agency's board, said of the measure to be on the November ballot in the urban areas of King, Pierce and Snohomish counties.īut others argue the cost could be much higher than what Sound Transit has estimated. The agency estimates Proposition 1 will cost a typical household $125 each year, or $69 per year for each adult, based on the 0.5 of 1 percent additional sales tax levied to finance construction of 34 more miles of light rail and expanded bus and commuter-trail service. ![]()
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