The Edmonds City Council will meet in a daylong retreat Friday, May 9, to talk about ways to generate revenue to offset the city’s budget deficit.
The hybrid in-person and remote meeting is scheduled to run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the third-floor Brackett Room, 121 5th Ave. N.. at Edmonds City Hall.
Among the discussion topics are updated revenue and expense projections, potential course corrections for 2025, an overview and timeline for a future levy, and community engagement.
You can attend remotely at this link: zoom.us/j/95798484261. Or listen by phone: US: +1 253 215 8782. The webinar ID is 957 9848 4261.
1. Put more patrol cars on the many speeders coming up on Edmonds Way from the ferries. Speeding tickets = revenue.
2. Put patrol cars in downtown Edmonds 7am to 10am. Lots of speeders and rolling stops = revenue.
3. Stop and ticket those who drive with their disabled placards hanging on their rear-view mirrors. I believe the fees start around $600. Revenue!
4. Enforce disabled parking laws, since the retail shops won’t. Parking without a placard or license, or parking in the area between spaces, which is meant for the exit from vans of wheelchair folks. Revenue!
Create an annual pass requirement for people over 18 to use your parks and /or put in parking meters of some sort at the dog park. Charge adults 25.00 for a pass badge to be warn on person when using the parks. Maybe make it 10:00 for people with an Edmonds address. Have animal officers , parking officers and park personnel issue tickets of 25.00 that come with a pass. Move prices up until you make sure 50% profit at least. Why just give away the fun on the backs of the taxpayers? You already charge for shelters, plaza room and such. Use shame (take pride in and support your parks) in advertising to sell the tickets.
When speaking about revenue generation, let’s be clear, you mean collecting more taxes from the citizens, right?
Is it possible that you were actually thinking of coming up with ways to generate revenue/income that would be more than a one time event?
Possibly a land lease of some city properties?
Look at Shoreline and Lynnwood. They put stores next to Edmonds to generate all the revenue while Edmonds pays for the roads. They are laughing at us