The Central Transit sales tax was approved on April 26, which will implement two-tenths of 1 percent sales tax that will help fund Central Transit for the next 10 years.

Proposition 1 needed a simple majority vote, which allowed the tax to fund transit, according to the Daily Record.

Of the votes counted, 62.56 percent voted yes and 37.44 voted no for the tax. A total of 2,214 ballots were counted and the election will be certified on May 6.

Voter turnout was 29.3 percent on April 26, according to the Daily Record.

Bruce Tabb, city council member said to the Daily Record that he thinks it’s amazing voter turnout was so high.

“It’s just incredibly exciting I think for this community,” Tabb said to the Daily Record after hearing the results.

After the election, the City of Ellensburg will set the rate, which can be up to two-tenths of 1 percent of the sales tax. Currently the sales tax is 8 percent and the change will take it to 8.2 percent when implemented. The City of Ellensburg must notify the state of the change.

Additionally, night and weekend bus services will be offered from the extra money funded by the tax. There will also be a paratransit service called Dial-A-Ride on weeknights and weekends. A bus service route for West Ellensburg will be added and add more stops in Ellensburg for the Yakima-Ellensburg Commuter bus.

The Kittitas Valley Fire and Rescue will be relieved of its services of cabulance transportation.

According to the Daily Record, the city will also become eligible for WSDOT funding to help pay for the additional services that will be added.

City staff estimates that the tax will generate approximately $791,800 in 2017. In 2015, Central Transit expenses were $335,601.