Outgoing Mayor Jim Beaver makes budget statement

Nov 23, 2008 Kennewick News

The Kennewick city council passed its 2009-10 budget last week, but not without outgoing mayor Jim Beaver making a statement on his way out by voting against the budget and a 1% tax hike.

According to the Herald, the budget includes:

• a 1% city property tax increase, which will amount to about $342 for a home valued at $150,000
• a 6.5% increase on water/sewage charges
• a new stormwater management charge of about $1.40 per month for every homeowner
• leaving seven open city management jobs unfilled

Beaver voted against all of the measures included in the new city budget. It’s his last city budget vote — he’s about to join the Benton County Commissioners next month.

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