If I Qualify for the Low-Income Senior or Disabled Person Property Tax Exemption, Will I Have to Pay This New Tax?
The Quick Answer
Sadly, Yes. Because this Proposition is not a bond levy but a vote to establish a Metropolitan Park District, you will have to pay the new taxes levied by the Park District. The tax will be computed on the taxable value of your property even if that is less than the total assessed value.
If this Proposition had been for a bond levy instead of a new Park District, then you would have been exempt from paying the new levy.
The Details
The tax exemptions and deferrals spelled out in RCW 84.36.381 only apply to "Regular Taxing Districts" and "Excess Levies". Metropolitan Park Districts are "Junior Taxing Districts", so they fall under neither of those classifications. There are no exemptions or deferrals that will apply to the new and significant taxes created by this 2026 Proposition 1.