City of Wenatchee v. Chelan County Public Utility District No. 1

¶59 (concurring) The issue in this suit is whether a city may tax the revenue received by a public utility district for the sale of domestic water within the city limits. The issue, in turn, is resolved by asking whether the provision of domestic water is a proprietary or governmental function. The author of the lead opinion, as always, provides a thorough analysis and answers correctly that, under the current state of the law, the provision of domestic water is a proprietary function and thus the city of Wenatchee may collect a tax from the Chelan County Public Utility District (PUD).…