Stephanie Strimple, a supervisor at Skagit 911, works in the emergency dispatch center Thursday in Mount Vernon. A proposed 0.1% sales tax increase would fund new technology and a possible new facility for the center.
Stephanie Strimple, a supervisor at Skagit 911, works in the emergency dispatch center Thursday in Mount Vernon. A proposed 0.1% sales tax increase would fund new technology and a possible new facility for the center.
Skagit 911 is preparing to ask voters to approve a sales tax increase in the November election.
The proposed 0.1% sales tax increase would generate an estimated $3.9 million for the county’s emergency dispatch center, which Skagit 911 leadership says will fund technology upgrades, improved radio coverage and possibly a new facility.
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