Issaquah School Board pulls April levy, votes to repeal special-election resolution after failed 2025 bond

The Issaquah School District Board of Directors voted to repeal a previously adopted resolution calling a special April 2025 capital-levy election after the district’s February bond proposal failed. Board members said they would pause plans for an immediate levy and instead step up community outreach and analysis of alternatives.

The board’s action comes after the district’s Feb. 11 bond returned roughly 46% yes and 53% no as of the latest counts presented at the meeting. Mark Sherwood, who briefed the board on election returns, said the validation totals were still incomplete but that the early result “is down to 46% approved and 53% rejected.” The board followed a period of public comment in which residents and students urged the board to slow down and rebuild community trust before asking voters for more money.

Why it matters: The district had been preparing both a capital bond and a separate multi‑year capital-levy option for the spring. A levy passed in April would have funded capital projects over six years; district staff told the board that, if approved as presented, the levy would change the levy tax rate from 3.09 to about…