It’s Time Shoreline! Let’s invest in our future. Imagine kids learning water safety, teenagers competing in swim meets, adults enjoying lap swims, and seniors staying healthy through supportive water exercise. Take a float through the lazy river while neighbors take fitness classes and build community. A well-planned aquatics facility through Proposition 1 will provide a safe, accessible home base for high school swim teams and a welcoming gathering place for residents of all ages.

Studies show that formal swimming lessons reduce drowning risk in young children by 88% while aquatic exercise improves strength, mobility, and fall prevention in older adults. A local pool prepares our youth to safely explore Washington's waters and helps keep aging residents active.

Shoreline residents shouldn’t have to leave town or pay higher non-resident fees for pool access. Creating a Metropolitan Park District (MPD) establishes stable, dedicated local funding to build, operate, and maintain an affordable, year-round facility right here at home.

Equitably funded through property taxes, this measure invests directly in health, safety, and community well-being. Make a difference today. Vote yes on Proposition 1 for a healthy vision of Shoreline’s future. The future is now!

Statement submitted by: Krishnakant Nammi, Susie McDowell, Buddy Smith, letshorelineswim.org

A Permanent Tax Hike for a $100 Million Luxury Pool? Shoreline voters need to consider this proposal carefully. We cannot afford to get this wrong.

This measure creates a new Metropolitan Park District with the power to permanently raise local/city property taxes by at least 33% — all to fund a $100 million pool facility to start. But this is not a temporary bond. It's a permanent tax, and it hands the newly created Metropolitan Park District sweeping authority to fund future projects without ever coming back to voters for approval.

Every resident pays the price. Property owners foot the bill directly, and landlords will no doubt pass the cost straight through to renters in the form of higher rent.

Shoreline wants you to pay $100 million for just a luxury pool facility – no recreation center, no fitness center, no senior center, no commercial kitchen. It’s way too much money for too little that will benefit too few. The city has more pressing priorities that should be addressed with any future tax increase. Don’t create a new tax district that gives the city a blank check. Proposition 1 will make Shoreline less affordable for all forever.  Vote no.

Statement submitted by: Sandra Cribbs, Jeff Hays, Joseph Smith, www.shorelineprop1.com

The Con statement is fundamentally inaccurate. The MPD wouldn’t have sweeping tax authority; it is limited between 55 and 75 cents per $1,000 assessed. Their claim that the MPD will increase property taxes by 33% is false. It would increase approximately 5.5% to 7.5%.

Rather than a luxury expense, the measure simply replaces the pool we enjoyed from 1971 to 2020. Fearmongering + incorrect arithmetic = a bad argument. Vote yes.

Statement submitted by: Krishnakant Nammi, Susie McDowell, Buddy Smith, letshorelineswim.org

This is no time to add $100M in debt for a pool facility and saddle taxpayers with a 33% local tax increase. These are extremely uncertain economic times with high interest rates and rising inflation.

Numerous other tax increases are already approved or expected in the next 2-3 years.  Recent property tax increases have far outpaced inflation. There’s a limit to what taxpayers can afford. Prioritization of limited tax dollars is crucial. Vote no.

Statement submitted by: Sandra Cribbs, Jeff Hays, Joseph Smith, www.shorelineprop1.com

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Simple majority (RCW 35.61.040)

For questions about this measure, contact: Eric Bratton, Communications Program Manager, (206) 801-2217, ebratton@shorelinewa.gov