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The Orcas Island School District replacement Educational Maintenance and Operations Levy passed by a large margin.
It was approved 64.67 percent during the Feb. 14 election; 35.33 percent voted no. A total of 1,854 votes were cast.
Orcas School District’s maintenance and operations levy is replacing one that was approved by voters in February 2010.
The levy rate for 2011 was 55 cents per thousand of assessed property valuation. The replacement rate for 2013 is slightly less: 54 cents per thousand. Ballots are due by Feb. 14.
The levy funds operating expenses such as teachers, staff, utilities, supplies and maintenance. It would begin in 2013 and end in 2016. The rates are as follows:
2013: $0.54 per $1,000 assessed value, total levy: $1,880,000 2014: $.052 per $1,000 assessed value, total levy: $1,880,000 2015: $0.54 per $1,000 assessed value, total levy: $1,990,000 2016: $.052 per $1,000 assessed value, total levy: $1,990,000 |
Orcas School levy passes
The Orcas Island School District replacement Educational Maintenance and Operations Levy passed by a large margin. It was approved 64.67 percent during the Feb. 14 election; 35.33 percent voted no. A total of 1,854 votes were cast.
