- Ephrata, WA
On February 22, 2021 at 3:00pm, the Grant County Sheriffs Office will hold a public meeting for the proposed location for a new jail. The meeting will be held on a WebEx type virtual meeting. The information is below if you would like to attend. Please note the event number and event password to attend.
On July 24th of 2019 the Grant County Sheriffs Office proposed in a Moses Lake city council meeting a 0.3% law and justice sales tax increase to help fund a new jail to replaced the cramped older jail currently behind the Grant County courthouse in Ephrata north of Moses Lake. In the new approved o.3% law and justice sales tax increase 60% of the new tax increase money that is held by the county and the rest of the 40% will be dispersed to the City of Moses Lake and it's surrounding towns and in Northern Grant County. When proposed Tom Dent said that the new 0.3 % tax increase is estimated to bring in about $5.5 million to $6 million annually, breaking down to between $3.3 million and $3.6 million to the county and $2.2 million to $2.4 million distributed to the cities. Here in Moses Lake, the tax would bring in roughly $1 million annually.
Estimated proposed annual revenue distribution by city (Moses Lake metro):
Moses Lake: $960,000-$1 million
Ephrata: $330,000-$360,000
Soap Lake: $65,000-$70,000
Quincy: $308,000-$336,000
Warden: $112,000-$122,000
Royal City: $90,000-$99,000
Mattawa: $187,000-$204,000
The links below are the link to access the meeting. https://grantcowa.webex.com/grantcowa/onstage/g.php...
Date and time: Monday, February 22, 2021 3:00 pm PST Duration: 1 hour
Event number: 146 649 4010 Event password: JAIL2021 Video Address: 1466494010@grantcowa.webex.com<mailto:1466494010@grantcowa.webex.com> United States Toll Number: +1-408-418-9388; Access code: 146 649 4010