Tribal land tax exemption

Staff at the Skagit County Assessor’s Office worked through the holiday weekend to come up with the new levy rates for property taxes in the La Conner area.

Under the state’s property tax calendar schedule, the levies were to be finished and provided to the County Treasurer by last Thursday, Jan. 15.

But they weren’t.

Removing 931 parcels from the tax rolls in the La Conner School District threw a big wrench into the system, and the Assessor’s Office had to stretch the deadline.

On Tuesday, “I think we’re real close,” said County Assessor Dave Thomas. He was able to release preliminary numbers...