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District details 6-year capital facilities plan, warns impact fees won’t cover full school costs
Summary
Facilities staff presented the district’s six-year capital facilities plan May 8, describing prioritized rebuilds and expansions, impact-fee methodology and why higher construction costs and state policy limits mean impact fees cover only a fraction of project costs.
On May 8, 2025, the Snoqualmie Valley School District Board of Directors heard a presentation on the district’s six-year capital facilities plan from facilities staff (Ryan). The plan identifies priority projects, explains how impact fees are calculated and outlines next steps for local adoption.
Ryan said the plan’s near-term priorities include a rebuild and expansion of Fall City Elementary, a rebuild/expansion of North Bend Elementary and a proposed new Snoqualmie Ridge elementary school; only North Bend falls inside the six-year window used to calculate impact fees. "Impact fees again are a proportional share of those future costs. And so, impact fees will never fund a school," Ryan said.
The presentation laid out…
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