Oak Harbor City Council remains undecided about tax for marina | Whidbey News-Times
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Oak Harbor City Councilor Bryan Stucky posted this to his Facebook page on .
Councilmember Bryan Stucky said he doesn’t find the $5 million option to be a bad idea or that all of the businesses affected would move out of the city. He was surprised to learn that, if a business were to make $5.1 million in gross annual receipts, it would only be taxed for the extra $100,000.
While $5 million seems to be the more popular option, he was disappointed to see that only a handful of community members have formally provided their input or shown up to the community forums, despite many opinions circulating on social media.
“Not one email was sent objecting to this,” Stucky said, encouraging the community to email the city. If a lot of people send emails objecting to the tax, he said, it would be “a hard no” for him. Regardless, the purpose of the tax needs to be more specific before the council makes a vote.
(As a side note public comment can be made in person or by emailing the city clerk: jnester@oakhabor.org.
The Business and Occupation Tax remains an option, though there are some hesitation and unknowns.
