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Vote Tomorrow for School Levies
Levies loom, but it's back to basics: "...the loss of the $397 million operating levy would likely spark widespread layoffs and cuts in special education, sports, music and other programs, the district's chief operating officer, Mark Green, has said."
SCHOOL LEVIES AT A GLANCE
On Tuesday, Seattle voters will decide the fate of two school levies.
To pass, both measures require a supermajority yes vote of 60 percent.
# Proposition 1: A short-term bond that would raise $490 million over six years for school construction and renovations, water and air-quality improvements and athletic field improvements.
The levy is over six years.
The owner of a $400,000 house would pay $308 in 2008 and $228 in 2012. The tax rate would decrease from 77 cents per $1,000 of assessed valuation in 2007 to 57 cents in 2012.
# Proposition 2: The three-year, $397 million levy would provide nearly a quarter of the district's annual general fund budget and pay for a host of programs, such as full-day kindergarten, bilingual and special education, and student transportation.
The operations levy would be for three years and the rate would rise from $1.16 per $1,000 of assessed valuation to $1.18. The levy would break down to an average rate of $468 per year for the owner of a $400,000 home.
(Quoted from the Seattle PI.)
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SCHOOL LEVIES AT A GLANCE
On Tuesday, Seattle voters will decide the fate of two school levies.
To pass, both measures require a supermajority yes vote of 60 percent.
# Proposition 1: A short-term bond that would raise $490 million over six years for school construction and renovations, water and air-quality improvements and athletic field improvements.
The levy is over six years.
The owner of a $400,000 house would pay $308 in 2008 and $228 in 2012. The tax rate would decrease from 77 cents per $1,000 of assessed valuation in 2007 to 57 cents in 2012.
# Proposition 2: The three-year, $397 million levy would provide nearly a quarter of the district's annual general fund budget and pay for a host of programs, such as full-day kindergarten, bilingual and special education, and student transportation.
The operations levy would be for three years and the rate would rise from $1.16 per $1,000 of assessed valuation to $1.18. The levy would break down to an average rate of $468 per year for the owner of a $400,000 home.
(Quoted from the Seattle PI.)
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