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$68M Ballot Measure For Parks on Tap

BELLEVUE, WA-City officials are pushing a $68-million ballot measure for parks, saying if the market rates on land go up too far too fast, they will have little chance to buy property for parks and prevent them from being developed into new commercial and residential developments.

By Michelle Savage | Updated on July 03, 2002

BELLEVUE, WA-In September, Bellevue voters will see a $68 million tax-spending proposal for parks on the ballot. The spending proposal, which is the largest in the city’s history, would enable the city to buy parkland at a reasonable price.

At a City Council meeting this week, the $68 million spending proposal was approved by a 6-1 vote. If the voters approve, the average homeowner in Bellevue would pay $112 per year for a bond measure to acquire and develop parkland and a levy to maintain the parks.

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