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The Edmonds Economic Development Commission will hold a special meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 29 to continue discussing paid parking in downtown Edmonds and a business and occupation tax as potential approaches to address the City’s budget shortfall.
The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. in the 3rd-floor Brackett Room of Edmonds City Hall, 121 5th Ave. N., Edmonds.
Remote participation (Zoom):
https://zoom.us/j/98696685791?pwd=Ryt0ZjVuK3ZCN0N4Q1RrMHZqSWpyQT09
Meeting ID: 986 9668 5791
Passcode: 901513
You can see the complete agenda here.
Here we go again.
Six weeks ago, our local policy advisor floated paid parking without a single conversation with the business community — not one. Now it’s back on the table, alongside a B&O tax proposal that would make Edmonds one of the few small cities in the region to actively penalize local business for existing.
Paid parking and a B&O tax aren’t “solutions.” They’re lazy shortcuts from a City Hall that refuses to look in the mirror. These ideas don’t strengthen the economy — they drive customers away, discourage investment, and tell every small business in town exactly what we already know: Edmonds is becoming openly anti-business. From the mayoral seat – to the council – to (our) EDC…
We don’t need more taxes. We need competence. Fiscal discipline. And people in office who understand how to grow a local economy instead of strangling it.
Until then, meetings like this are just another reminder of how far off track this city’s leadership really is.
Well that sounds like a great plan to dry up business in Edmonds, punish the very people who are bringing revenue into the city, business owners and visitors. And now I’m confused…I thought we were in a 14 million dollar shortfall hence the levy lid lift vote… yet this article says it’s a 5 million dollar shortfall. What gives? And lastly let’s not make Edmonds into Deadmonds again.
Apologies — that budget number was in error. We’ve deleted it.