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Finances & Taxes

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  • Annual Reports conducted by the Washington State Auditor's Office can be found here.

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  • In 1911 the Legislature authorized citizens to form port districts and implement an annual property tax levy of $2 per $1,000 of assessed value of taxable property within the district.

    Since 1911 the Legislature has reduced the annual property tax authorization for port districts to 45 cents per $1,000 of assessed value of taxable property within the district.
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  • The Port tax levy for 2020 is 21 cents per $1,000 of assessed value of taxable property - a nearly 12% decrease from the 2019 rate of 24 cents per thousand. The average Port District taxpayer pays $52.50 in taxes to the Port for a home valued at $250,000. 

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  • Tax levy funds are used for capital facilities improvements such as docks, warehouses, cranes and transportation infrastructure and repayment of general obligation bond debt. These improvements are designed to produce more tonnage, more ship calls and more economic activity in the Port District community, directly and indirectly benefiting taxpayers in the form of jobs and commerce.
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  1. Port of Longview

Our Mission

  1. To promote commerce and economic development through strategic public investments for the benefit of our communities. 

Contact Us

  1. Port of Longview, 
    10 International Way, 
    Longview, WA 98632

    Phone: 360-425-3305
    Fax: 360-577-6529

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