Orcas School will now be able to pay back its loan.

As part of a state energy grant awarded to the district, the elementary school’s air and water handling systems were upgraded over the summer.

In order to receive the grant the school had to provide matching funds, which they secured through a $900,000 loan from Cashmere Bank and local donors. In order to pay back that loan, the school asked Orcas voters to approve a one-year, $900,000 levy this November. The terms are 28 cents per thousand of assessed property value.

Orcas voters approved the levy, 57.07 percent to 42.93 percent.