Following up on Edmonds Mayor Mike Rosen’s proposal for a $19.3 million levy lid lift in November, the Edmonds City Council spent 90 minutes Thursday talking about various options related to putting a levy before voters, along with ideas for revenue generation.

Edmonds faces an $8 million budget deficit in 2026, and the mayor during the June 3 council meeting shared three scenarios related to a proposed levy lid lift amount:

– Scenario 1: A $6 million levy lid lift, which ensures the city can pay back $6 million in interfund loans and also continues with $2 million in existing cuts, meaning that city services would remain at the existing lower level.

– Scenario 2: A larger levy lid lift based on three data points:

– Community priorities and input, including information generated

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