Well maintained streets serve everyone in the Kirkland community on a daily basis.
The city continually takes notice of street conditions and is giving serious consideration how best to sustain its street network in light of having limited revenue for growing maintenance costs.
If left unattended, the decline of road conditions will accelerate, cost of repair will dramatically increase, and the chance of bringing the streets back to today’s standards will diminish.
Increasing the annual street preservation budget will improve Kirkland’s street network and lengthen the life of our streets in a cost-effective way.
The city is considering additional revenue options for not only maintaining streets, but also restoring funding for neighborhood traffic calming and crosswalk improvements.
One revenue source has been authorized by the state through a special taxing district called a Transportation Benefit District (TBD). A TBD would provide funds for specifically identified local transportation improvements through an increase in the annual vehicle registration fee within Kirkland.
Other options include voter-approved sales or property tax initiatives.
The Kirkland City Council is interested in having the community’s input as it considers additional revenue options.
Please visit the TBD Web site, watch the street preservation video, review the fact sheet and take the online survey by Nov. 30 for inclusion in a summary report to the council.
