Pasco voters approve new library tax. Will it mean more branches?

By: Larissa Babiak

Outlets: Tri-City Herald

Published: February 11, 2026

Words: 394

Last Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago


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Election results Tuesday night showed Pasco’s Proposition 1 is passing by a wide margin. It will levy a new property tax to pay for Pasco’s library services and annex the city into Mid-Columbia Libraries.

About 61% voted yes, or 5,176 votes, to 39% voting no, or 3,320 votes, as of the Wednesday ballot update. More ballots are expected to be counted before the election is certified.

Library officials and Pasco leaders generally are …

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