INCORPORATION Puget

Sound

5
KENMORE

PROPOSED CITY
101 OF SILVERDALE

405
Bainbridge
Island
Seattle

90
Bremerton

Port
16
Orchard

COVINGTON
167
5

18

Tacoma
UNIVERSITY PLACE
3 miles

CITY OF COVINGTON CITY OF KENMORE CITY OF UNIVERSITY PLACE PROPOSED CITY OF

SILVERDALE
Incorporation date: 1997 1998 1995 If voters approved incorporation
in 2012, cityhood would have
to be final by 2013.
Population: 17,575 20,800 31,500 17,000
Sales tax collections: $2.8 million (2010) $3.5 million (2011) $1.92 million (2010) $7.5 million (2010) (retail only)
Property tax collections: $1.9 million (2010) $8.25 million (2011) $3.72 million (2010) $3.4 million (2011 values)
(estimated)
City property tax levy rate: $1.36 per $1,000** $1.44 per $1,000** $1.22 per $1,000** Not applicable*
Utility tax: 5.5 percent 4 percent rate 6 percent rate Not applicable*
General fund: $11 million (2011) $18.8 million (2011-2012) $16.2 million Not applicable*
Overall budget: $22.9 million (2011) $37.1 million (2011-2012) $30.8 million Not applicable*
Schools: Kent School District Northshore School District University Place School District; Central Kitsap School District
Tacoma School District
Library: Covington Branch of the King Kenmore Branch of the King University Place Branch of Pierce Voters could vote to join
County Library System County Library System County Library System the Kitsap Regional Library
System
Parks: Nine parks — including St. Edward State Park, Ten parks and a senior Kitsap County could transfer
skateparks, parks with neighborhood pocket parks and community center ownership to city.
playground equipment, open a large section of the Burke-
space parks, and trail systems Gilman Trail runs through
throughout the city the city
Police: Contract with King County Contract with King County Contract with Pierce County Proposing a contract with
Sheriff’s Office Sheriff’s Office Sheriff’s Department Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office
Fire: Covered by Maple Valley Fire Covered by Northshore Fire Covered by West Pierce Voters could vote to join the
and Life Safety and Kent Fire District Fire and Rescue Central Kitsap Fire and
Department Rescue district
Incorporation vote: Yes: 68.5% No: 24.9% Yes: 70.4% No: 28.5% Yes: 81.5% No: 18.5% Would take place in Spring
(3,487 (1,272 (2,973 (1,206 (7,679 (1,741 2012
votes) votes) votes) votes) votes) votes)

Random tidbit: When Covington incorporated in The Kenmore City Hall was a University Place taxes dropped If incorporated, Silverdale
1997 its population was storefront after incorporation. by approximately 50 cents/ would become the third
approximately 11,000 and its The city saved up money to $1,000 of assessed value largest city in Kitsap County
economic center was not build a new facility, which cost when the city incorporated. behind Bremerton (37,729)
established. As an incorporated just under $15 million. It paid and Bainbridge Island (23,025).
city, elected officials dictated cash, took on no debt and kept It would be the 55th largest
where stores like Costco and the property tax rate the same. city in the state if it
Home Depot would be built and The building was completed and incorporated with 17,000
how the commercial core opened in May 2010. people. There are 282
should look. cities in Washington.
* If incorporation is approved, a city council would be elected and responsible for determining the general fund and overall budget amounts, and setting the city property tax rate. The elected council
would also decide whether to collect a utility tax rate. Utility tax rates for services provided by outside agencies for electricity, natural gas and telephone are capped by state law at 6 percent; rates for
services provided by a city, like water, sewer and stormwater, can be higher and are set by the city.
**assessed value (2011)