Initiative 747 - Limiting Property Tax Increases.

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Contents

• What is the Initiative?
• MRSC Information
• State and Local Government Associations
• State Agencies and Legislature
• City-County Documents
• News Articles, Editorials and Opinions

What is the Initiative?

• Ballot Title and Summary from the Secretary of State
• Text of Initiative 747 ()

MRSC Information

• "Initiative 747," Budget Suggestions for 2002, July 2001. ( 64kb)
• Use of Public Facilities to Support or Oppose Ballot Propositions - Prepared by MRSC Legal Staff.
  [Note: See recent AGO Memo on the same subject.]
• What Can and Can't Local Government Officials and Employees Do to Support or Oppose an Initiative Measure - Prepared by MRSC Legal Staff.

State and Local Government Associations

• Washington Libraries Association - Fact Sheet: I-747 and Public Libraries, January 7, 2002. ( 17kb)

State Agencies and Legislature

• "Statutory Limits on the Use of Public Funds/Facilities to Assist or Oppose Campaigns, Particularly Campaigns Involving Ballot Measures or Initiatives." AGO Memo on Restrictions on Use of Public Facilities, September 13, 2001.
• Summary of Initiative 747 to the People ( 33kb), Washington State Senate Committee Services, September 2001.

City-County Documents

• Yakima Council Agenda and I-747 Fact Sheet. City of Yakima, October 2, 2001. ( 180kb)
• "Initiative 747: Considering the Fiscal Implications of I-747 to Seattle City Government,"City of Seattle, September 2001.( 277kb)
• "Initiative 747 Council Hearing Document," City of Seattle, September 2001.( 156kb)
• City of Lake Forest Park Resolution No. 651 expressing opposition to Initiaitve 747, passed October 18, 2001.
• City of Clyde Hill Resolution No. 338 opposing the passage of Washington State Initiative 747, passed October 9, 2001.
• City of Kenmore Resolution No. 01-048 expressing opposition to Initiative 747, passed August 13, 2001.

News Articles, Editorials and Opinions

• After Passage of I-747
• "Opponents of I-747 prepare court crusade Olympian," The Olympian, January 23, 2002.
• "Yakima was ready for passage of I-747," Yakima Herald-Republic, November 9, 2001.
• "I-747 may hold some surprises," Puget Sound Business Journal, November 9, 2001.
• "Seattle budget cuts hit home," Seattle P-I, November 9, 2001.
• "I-747 win a message from voters beyond the city," Seattle Post-Intelligencer, November 9, 2001.
• "The Seattle Public Library reduces hours beginning January 2003," Seattle Public Library - Library News Release, December 16, 2002.
• "Raising money may become more difficult," Spokane Spokesman-Review, November 8, 2001.
• "Budget crunch crashes Sims' party," Seattle P-I, November 8, 2001.
• "After I-747: less cake, no icing," Seattle P-I, November 8, 2001.

• Prior to Passage of I-747
• "Cities respond to voters' plea for lower taxes," Seattle P-I, November 1, 2001.
• "I-747 hurts rural areas the most," Seattle P-I, October 24, 2001.
• "Initiative 747's blind spot: the future," Seattle Times, October 21, 2001.
• "Gorton takes stand against I-747," Seattle P-I, October 20, 2001. 2001.
• "Police, fire services need your support," Spokesman-Review, October 18, 2001.
• "Numbers, semantics cloud I-747 debate," Tri-City Herald, October 15, 2001.
• "State's voters get another cut at tax initiative," Seattle P-I, October 12, 2001.
• "Initiative 747: Property tax relief that goes too far," Tri-City Herald, October 12, 2001.
• "Initiative 747 undercuts local government," Seattle P-I, October 7, 2001.
• "Public employees fight I-747," Seattle Post-Intelligencer, October 1, 2001.
• "Snohomish County to be slammed by slump," Seattle Post-Intelligencer, September 29, 2001.
• "Labor lining up against I-747," Seattle Times, September 29, 2001.
• "No patience for loosey-goosey initiative," Seattle Times, September 25, 2001.
• "Seattle wants to plug budget hole with reserve funds," Seattle Times, September 25, 2001.
• "Court upholds I- 722 ruling," Tri-City Herald," September 21, 2001.
• "Justices toss out Eyman tax initiative; I-722 would have curbed growth in property levies," Seattle Times, September 21, 2001.
• "Supreme Court scraps I-722;Unconstitutional: Eyman says action will help tax cut measure on Nov. 6 ballot," Tacoma News Tribune, September 21, 2001.
• "Officers take pay cuts to save jobs in Sultan," Seattle Times, September 19, 2001.
• "Seattle trims budget, freezes hiring; falling tax revenues spur Schell's decision," Seattle Times, September 11, 2001.
• "Eyman defends private account against criticism," Spokane Spokesman-Review, September 5, 2001.
• "Eyman accused of enriching himself," Spokane Spokesman-Review, September 1, 2001.
• Potential Impacts of Proposed Intitiative 747, by Steve Idemoto, Economic Opportunity Institute, August 2001. ( 511kb)
• "Eyman tax initiative headed for Nov. ballot," Seattle Times, July 7, 2001.
• "Eyman initiative headed for ballot," Seattle Post-Intelligencer, July 7, 2001.
• "Signatures in for I-747, Eyman says," Seattle Times, June 25, 2001.
• Initiative 747 - With I-722's future in doubt, Eyman seeks support for next tax-relief measure," Tacoma News-Tribune, June 13, 2001.
• "Tim Eyman is back -- and this time it is personal," Seattle Weekly, June 7, 2001.
• "Eyman's revenge: Undercut services even more,"Seattle Post-Intelligencer, June 6, 2001.
• "Latest Eyman initiative is another bad one," Yakima Hearld Republic, May 30, 2001.
• "I-747 not on ballot, but foes airing ads,"Seattle Times, May 25, 2001.
• "Tax cap initiative catches flak," Spokane Spokesman Review, May 23, 2001.
• "Public officials decry Eyman plan to limit property-tax increases," Seattle Times, May 15, 2001.
• "GOP likes I - 747," Olympian, May 6, 2001.
• "State citizen initiative panel proposed," Tri-City Herald, April 6, 2001.

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