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King County faces property tax hike to save public health clinics from closing

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Constantine is pursuing a property tax increase throughout King County in order to prevent public health clinics from shuttering.

King County Executive Dow Constantine is pursuing a property tax increase throughout the county in order to prevent public health clinics from shuttering.

Approximately 70,000 people a year get health care, dental care, nutrition aid or personalized services from public health clinics in King County, according to The Seattle Times. But the clinics have been in danger of closing for almost a year because of a $35 million budget cut.

 

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