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Kitsap County Board of Commissioners Enacts 0.1% Criminal Justice Sales Tax to Avert 2027 Public Safety Staffing Cuts

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Source: Vyraa News

Kitsap County commissioners approved Ordinance 651-2026 to implement a 0.1% criminal justice sales tax and established Fund 126, averting mandatory layoffs of sheriff deputies and jail staff ahead of a $9.4 million deficit.

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