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Proposed Klahanie Annexation Area

Proposition No. 1
Klahanie Annexation

The Sammamish City Council is calling for an election on the proposed annexation of the Klahanie Potential Annexation Area, now located in unincorporated King County.

If annexed, the Klahanie Potential Annexation Area would be subject to Sammamish land use designations and zoning regulations as provided in Ordinance Nos. O2014-383 and O2014-384, and would be assessed and taxed at the same rate and upon the same basis as property within Sammamish.

Shall the Klahanie Potential Annexation Area be annexed to Sammamish?

 

For annexation and adoption of proposed zoning regulations

Against annexation and adoption of proposed zoning regulations


Proposition No. 1 concerns the proposed annexation of the Klahanie Annexation Area to the City of Sammamish. This area of unincorporated King County, which consists of about 1,240 acres, shares a common boundary with the City of Sammamish.

If voters approve this Proposition, the Klahanie Annexation Area will join the City of Sammamish. If voters do not approve this Proposition, the Klahanie Annexation Area will remain in unincorporated King County.

The Sammamish City Council authorized this election following the requirements of state law, which included a process before the Boundary Review Board for King County. If this Proposition is approved by voters, property within the Klahanie Annexation Area will be subject to City zoning classifications, which are similar to those of King County; also, property within the Klahanie Annexation Area will be assessed and taxed at the same rate and on the same basis as property within the City of Sammamish. If this Proposition is approved by voters, property within the Klahanie Annexation Area will not assume any bonded indebtedness on behalf of the City of Sammamish because the City of Sammamish currently has no outstanding bonded indebtedness.

For questions about this measure, contact: Tim Larson, Communications Manager, 425-295-0555, tlarson@sammamish.us 

By annexing to Sammamish, Klahanie PAA residents will enjoy increased public services, police protection, school safety, and greater home values, all with lower taxes than we pay now to King County. A vote yes insures that our taxes will be spent closer to where they are being paid.

We face the choice of remaining in Unincorporated King County, with minimal services, high property taxes and an unknown future, or we can choose to join the City of Sammamish who is enthusiastically anticipating annexation.

Recognized as a top residential city in America, Sammamish has no bond debt, no utility or B&O taxes, lower overall taxes than King County, significant cash reserves for future projects, maintains its streets, committed to improving Issaquah-Fall City Road, and will provide increased, rapid police response for our neighborhoods.

Now is the final time to choose between a city who wants us and a county that can’t take care of us.

This pro-Sammamish statement was written by a coalition of local Klahanie PAA citizens who represented both sides of the issue in the last election. Jointly we now believe that becoming a part of Sammamish is the right path for our neighborhood, our community, and our PAA.

Submitted by: Michael Foss, Kirsten O’Malley, and Richard L’Heureux, www.facebook.com/KlahanieChoice

No statement submitted.

Statements in favor of and in opposition to a ballot measure are submitted by committees appointed by the jurisdiction. No persons came forward to serve on the committee and to write a statement in opposition. If you would like to be involved with a committee in the future please contact the jurisdiction.

Simple majority (RCW 35A.14.080)

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