Cities all over the region have big property tax levies on the ballot this year.
There's a transportation levy in Seattle, a levy to modernize the fire department in Tacoma, and a levy to pay for public safety and libraries in Everett.
Increasingly, elected officials rely on these levies to pay for core services.
But some taxpayers are signaling there’s an end to their generosity.
KUOW's Joshua McNichols looks at how we got here - and whether we’re at risk of a tax revolt.