How the City pays for road repairs and constructiontbd

 

Transportation Benefit District Accomplishments

 Year Number of
Projects Completed 		 Total Cost of Projects  TBD Contribution  Number
of Miles Replaced 		 Grant $ Awarded 
 2013 1  $2,319,580  $1,972,315  0.98  $1,364,820 
 2014 2   $2,294,525  $655,742  0.42  $756,207
 2015 3  $6,772,034  $1,190,454  3.59  $2,967,014
 2016  1  $454,656  $166,432  0.16  $146,546
 2017  2  $5,800,619  $398,338  3.22  $4,428,353
 2018  1  $1,893.356  $569,132  0.32  $934,850
 2019  1  $1,059,193  $80,569  0.05  $ -
 2020  1  $9,100,000  $384,068  2.66  $6,308,478
 TOTALS  12  $29,693,963  $5,417,050  11.4  $16,906,268

 TBD Graph

Transportation Benefit District

The Transportation Benefit District (TBD) is a City of Walla Walla street improvement program established in 2012 by a voter-approved 0.2% local sales tax increase. The 0.2% sales tax generates 2 cents of revenue for the TBD for every 10 dollars spent in the city of Walla Walla. This 10-year program currently raises approximately $1.8 million per year.

The Nov. 2, 2021 General Election ballot included Proposition No. 1, which asked Walla Walla residents whether the 0.2% increase should be authorized for another 10-year period. The proposition was approved by 74.03% of voters, which renews the tax increase for another 10 years.

Transportation Benefit Districts are governed by the rules established in RCW 36.73. By law, funds collected by a TBD may only be used on street improvement projects. In addition to the laws restricting the use of TBD funds, a local citizen advisory committee also reviews the revenues received and used by the TBD, and participates in project selection and prioritization. Click here for more information about TBD funding.

In 2011, the City asked residents which roadways they felt are the top priorities for repair. We used the results of this survey to help us decide which projects to upgrade over the life of the initial 10-year TBD.

From the 2012 approval through the projected 2022 construction season, $9.9 million in local TBD funding has been used as match money to obtain an additional $44.9 million in state, federal, and other local funding to make $54.8 million in street improvements on Rose, Isaacs, 2nd Avenue, Alder, Wilbur, Poplar (in 2022), totaling more than 14 miles. Looking at it another way, for every $1 of TBD funds, the City has leveraged over $4.50 in other funding, with $3.45 of this through competitively awarded grants.

 

To review the annual report and work plans from previous years, please select from the documents below.