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The City Solution for Birch Bay
This page may help you learn enough to help you help your neighbors understand the possibilities for Birch Bay as a city.
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Links that apply to Birch Bay	Links that apply to any city	Links that apply to individual cities
Feasibility Study for the Incorporation of Birch Bay- Request for Proposals
Birch Bay Feasibility Study Timeline	Municipal Incorporation Guide	Liberty Lake Incorporation Study
	Incorporation Dates of Washington Cities, Towns and Counties
2004 Taxes for Washington State Cities of Similar Populations to Birch Bay	The New City Guide	Liberty Lake Survey
	A Revenue Guide for Washington Cities
2006 Taxes for Washington State Cities of Similar Populations to Birch Bay	City Budget Suggestions for 2006	Spokane Valley
	Washington State Cities (Pop, Expenses, etc.)
10 Year Population & Tax Growth at		City of Sammamish Feasibility Study
Birch Bay	Cities 101
		Sammamish Incoroperation Process
What The Governance Section of The Birch Bay Plan Has to Say	Chief Administrative Officers
	Mayor's Handbook	Fairwood Incorporation Study
Birch Bay Compared to Cities of Similar Assessed Valuation Per Capita	Code City Handbook
	Councilmember's Handbook	West Hill Governance Alternatives
Birch Bay Compared to Cities of Similar Size
	Municipal Service Delivery in Washington Cities and Towns	Woodinville's 10th Incorporation Anni.
Birch Bay Compared to Cities That Have Low Sales Tax Per Capita
	Contracting for Professional Services	Let's Outsource the Whole City!
Birch Bay Compared to Cities That Have Similar Property Tax Totals
	Local Ordinances for Washington Cities & Co.	Analysis of the Financial Feasibility of the Proposed City of Sammamish (Whole Study) (Executive Summary)
	Chapter 35.02 RCW - Incorporation Proceedings.
	Classification and Organization	City of Sammamish
	Incorporation	City of Covington
	Local Government & Smart Growth	City of Liberty Lake Inc. Oct. 2001

The following tables and Web sites include comparative information on tax rates in Washington State:

2005 City Population and Property Tax Information Sorted Alphabetically, MRSC
2005 City Population and Property Tax Information Sorted by Population, MRSC
Population, Property and Sales Tax Archive, MRSC
B&O Tax - 2005 B&O Tax Rates, MRSC
Real Estate Excise Tax - Real Estate Excise Tax Rates, Washington State Department of Revenue (effective February 1, 2005)
Sales and Use Tax - Local Sales and Use Tax Rates, Washington State Department of Revenue (effective October 1, 2005)
Lodging Tax - Lodging Information Rates and Changes, Washington State Department of Revenue (effective October 1, 2005)
General Tax Information, Washington State Department of Revenue