Amid a growing population, Ridgefield city councilors voted to increase the sales tax 0.1% in order to hire two new police officers, among other public safety needs.
RIDGEFIELD, Wash. — Sales tax is going up in Ridgefield.
The Ridgefield City Council voted earlier this month to raise the tax 0.1% in the name of public safety.
In the last legislative session, state lawmakers passed a bill to make it easier to fund local police departments. The bill spawned a $100 million grant program to help get more officers on the street and allows qualifying cities and counties to levy that 0.1% sales tax without
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