Municipalities across Washington are facing some difficult budget challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic. The mayor in the City of Tukwila said administration estimates $6.1 million in lost revenue by the end of May.
David Cline, City of Tukwila Administrator, said officials will continue discussing safe and feasible options with labor partners towards the best solution for the community.
“We want to be proactive. We care about this community, we want to make sure that we’re making good decisions that our mayor and council are well informed,” said Cline.
Cline said the city has already seen a $4 million loss of revenue since the beginning of the outbreak.
“A lot of the economic activity is shut down. We’ll be losing sales tax and admissions tax and business tax and gambling tax,” said Cline.
In March, Mayor Allan Ekberg announced a five-part plan to help balance the budget during the health crisis.