City of Anacortes - City Council Meeting, 10/19/26 (Zoom Livestream)

The Anacortes City Council meeting on October 19, 2026, included discussion of 2027 legislative funding priorities, local revenue options, and lodging-tax allocations. The draft state funding requests include $1 million for SR 20 Spur preservation and maintenance and $1.5 million toward construction of the Cape Sante community and tourism event facility. The city is also preparing for a possible future request for the approximately $9 million UGA sanitary sewer extension, but no 2027 funding request was proposed for it. Council gave feedback on the priorities; formal adoption is planned for a later meeting, with possible adjustments as project costs and grant decisions become clearer. Public Works reported that three wastewater-treatment alternatives will be presented to council and the public in December, and that a change order for the 17th Street Outfall contract is expected to come before council.

Council discussed, but did not decide, whether to pursue a local B&O tax; staff presented draft thresholds and a 0.2% rate, while councilmembers and public commenters raised revenue, administrative-cost, small-business, and healthcare-provider concerns. For 2027 lodging-tax funding, the committee recommended $324,800 for 21 of 25 applicants, compared with $501,700 in total requests. A motion was made to approve Resolution 3231, but the transcript ends during the voice vote and does not capture the result. The consent agenda, including claims and the property-tax levy, was approved. No specific vendor contract award was recorded.