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Miscellaneous FAQs
How much is Spokane Valley's property tax? Spokane Valley's property tax rate for 2012 is about $1.5206 per thousand dollars of valuation, among the lowest in Spokane County.
Does Spokane Valley have utility taxes? Spokane Valley has just one utility tax, which applies to all telephone service. The six percent (6%) telephone utility tax applies to all telephone service, and took effect January 1, 2009. The revenues of this tax are dedicated solely to help pay for the rising costs of basic street maintenance such as pothole repair, snow plowing, street sweeping, etc. Gasoline taxes currently provide about half of the funds needed for these maintenance services. On a monthly telephone bill of $32, the impact of the tax would be about $1.92.
Is Spokane Valley the tenth largest city in Washington? YES. Results from the 2010 Census show that we are now the tenth largest city in the state.
Is the City of Spokane Valley in debt? In fact, we did have a start-up loan of $3.69 million. We had three years to pay it off, but actually were able to fully repay it by the end of 2004, 1¾ years after incorporation. It’s true that we have outstanding debt; however, they were decisions that reflect a wise use of our citizens’ money. First, we issued $7 million in bonds to build CenterPlace, a facility that was approved by voters as one of three projects funded by the Public Facilities District. The money to repay the CenterPlace bonds comes from the PFD. Second, we issued $2.43 million in bonds to leverage state and federal grants for various street capital projects in the City. As a result of our successful grant applications, only about 18% of the cost of those street projects is paid for with City dollars.