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11/09/2007: "State Supreme Court Rules Against I-747"

A new Supreme Court ruling has negated the voters passage in 2001 of the 1% yearly limit on property taxes. The San Juan County Council is now free to increase property taxes as much as 6% a year, but if they were to do so, they would be in opposition to Gov. Christine Gregoire, who has come out with a strong statement urging counties and local taxing districts to not do so.

Gregoire is hopeful the state Legislature will act to forestall the possible impacts of the Court ruling.