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Council delays action on Fidalgo pool district ballot measure amid questions over levy language and scope
Summary
Councilmembers on July 14 declined to act immediately on an interlocal agreement and resolution to place a Fidalgo Metropolitan Recreation District measure on the November ballot, asking for legal analysis and clearer ballot language about levy rates, boundaries and intent after several public speakers urged postponement.
The Anacortes City Council on July 14 discussed but did not approve an interlocal agreement and ballot resolution that would ask Skagit County voters to create a Fidalgo Metropolitan Recreation District covering the Anacortes School District.
The city staff item would have the city file a joint proposition with Skagit County asking voters on the Nov. 4 general election ballot whether to form a recreation (metropolitan) district governed by a five-member elected board; the district’s taxing boundary would match the Anacortes School District. Under the proposal the parks district would prepare and pay election costs and the city would adopt the resolution placing the measure on the ballot.
Why it matters: Supporters say the change would broaden the funding base and secure long-term support for Fidalgo Pool and Fitness Center programs. Opponents and several speakers cautioned that the ballot language does not state an initial levy…
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