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Sedro‑Woolley School District outlines two renewal levies, says average homeowner would pay about $12 more monthly
Summary
The Sedro‑Woolley School District presented two renewal levies — a four‑year Educational Programs & Operations (EPO) levy and a six‑year Capital Projects levy — saying the EPO request would preserve staff and services and calculate roughly $12 per month for the average homeowner under the proposed $2.50 per $1,000 cap.
Brett Greenwood, assistant superintendent for the Sedro‑Woolley School District, told the City Council on Jan. 29 that the district is asking voters to renew two levies on the upcoming ballot: a four‑year Educational Programs & Operations (EPO) levy and a six‑year Capital Projects (CP) levy. Greenwood said the EPO levy would be asked at a $2.50 per $1,000 assessed‑value cap and that the district cannot collect more than that cap if voters approve it. He said the district is asking to maintain the $2.50 cap to keep funding stable amid inflation.
Greenwood summarized how EPO dollars are used: “the vast majority of our levy pays for teachers, special education, and…
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