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Explanatory Statement <br /> Kittitas County maintains over 500 miles of roads and 250 bridges and structures.The County's <br /> year-round critical responsibilities include road maintenance, snow plowing, bridge safety and <br /> complete cost-effective repairs and paving. <br /> County road maintenance and construction is supported by a property tax. Under Washington law, <br /> these taxes assessed on properties may increase only 1%annually. Recent inflation increased <br /> costs 16.8%in 2021-2023(CPI) impacting the ability to continue the same level of maintenance <br /> and construction on public roads and bridges within the County. <br /> Passage of Proposition No. 1 would allow Kittitas County to continue critical maintenance and work <br /> on County owned roads and bridges. The proposed levy lid lift would authorize an increase in the <br /> tax levy rate to pay for roads and bridges. The additional property tax in 2025 would be 0.24 per <br /> $1,000 assessed value,or$96 per year for a home valued at$400,000. <br />