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ST3: What you'd pay, what you'd get
PROPOSITION 1: The $54 billion Sound Transit 3 ballot measure would add 37 stations and 62 miles of light rail by 2041, and extend bus and commuter-train lines. It is among the largest transit proposals in U.S. history.
The measure on the ballot in urban Snohomish, King and Pierce counties calls for these increases (not including tax for other transit agencies):
Property tax, $25 a year per $100,000 of assessed value.
Sales tax, increase of 50 cents per $100 purchase.
Car-tab tax, a yearly increase of $80 per $10,000 vehicle value.
A median household would pay $326 next year in new tax (or $169 per adult), plus $303 in existing Sound Transit taxes that voters passed in 1996 and 2008. Actual costs vary by income and lifestyle — try this ST3 tax calculator to find your own tax increase.
Read more: http://projects.seattletimes.com/2016/st3-guide/
