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Posts for May 2014

Important New Court Decision on a City's Utility Tax Authority

May 20, 2014  by  Bob Meinig
Category:  Revenues

In a decision issued today (5/20/2014), Division III of the state court of appeals decided that a code city has the legal authority to impose its utility tax on the revenues of a public utility district's provision of water service to customers within the city limits, except to the extent that the district's revenues "were derived from governmental activities." The court's decision in

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Oso “Extreme Event” Prompts New Look at Landslide Hazards Regulation

May 14, 2014  by  Sue Enger
Category:  Emergency Management

March 22, 2014 is a day that will be etched in the minds of many Snohomish County residents. On that day, the massive, muddy Oso landslide sped down a mountainside...

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