King County Warns Of Apparent Property Tax Email Scam

King County on Friday (Dec. 16) announced that they are warning of an apparent email scam. “The county has received calls from people and businesses within and outside of King County, including individuals... [Read more]

City Holding 2nd Hearing On Budget At Monday Night’s Council Meeting

On the agenda for Monday night’s (Nov. 28) Burien City Council meeting (download the PDF packet here) is a second public hearing on revenue sources and expenditures for the 2011-12 mid-biennial... [Read more]

Burien City Council Prepares To Approve Adjustments To Biennial Budget

by Ralph Nichols Burien lawmakers are poised to approve adjustments to the city’s 2012 budget on Nov. 28, following a second public hearing on next year’s spending plan and property tax levy. The first... [Read more]

Burien Council To Review City Budget Tonight – With No Property Tax Increase

by Ralph Nichols There will be no property tax increase in Burien in 2012. The city earlier posted notice of a public hearing at tonight’s (Monday, Nov. 14) council meeting, soliciting comment on a possible... [Read more]

Tell The City Of Burien Your Thoughts On Proposed Property Tax Increase Nov. 23rd

The City of Burien will be holding a public hearing on a possible 1% property tax increase as well as other revenue sources at 7pm on Monday, Nov. 23rd, and the public is invited to participate. The hearing... [Read more]

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Is The City Of Burien About To Increase Property Taxes?

To The Editor of the B-town Blog: On October 29, 2009; The Seattle Times ran a story on the $25 Burien Vehicle Tax/Proposition 1 that is currently on the November ballot. When the reporter asked why a... [Read more]