Is the third time a charm for a new Whatcom County Jail?
Podcast |
Soundside
Publisher |
KUOW
Media Type |
audio
Categories Via RSS |
Daily News
News
Publication Date |
Nov 02, 2023
Episode Duration |
00:32:03

Whatcom County voters are looking at .2 percent sales tax increase on this November's ballot. A similar measure failed in 2015 and then again 2017. Now, county leaders hope a third time is the charm. 

And to placate parts of the electorate with anti-carceral views, the county council included money for services to hopefully keep people out of the new jail.

Will it be enough? And why has it been so hard for Whatcom County to agree about what should happen to its jail?

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Whatcom County voters are looking at .2% sales tax increase on this November's ballot. A similar measure failed in 2015 and then again 2017. Now, county leaders hope a third time is the charm.

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