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Yakima board readies April 28 bond; moves May meeting and approves interlocal purchasing agreement
Summary
At its March 30 meeting the Yakima School Board received a bond update outlining an April 28, 2026 election, project timelines and cost assumptions, voted to move the May 19 meeting to May 20, and approved an interlocal purchasing agreement that lets the district use BuyBoard contracts.
The Yakima School Board on March 30 heard a bond update from the district’s finance staff and took two procedural votes: it moved the May 19 board meeting to May 20 and approved an interlocal purchasing agreement to use BuyBoard procurement contracts.
Jake, the district’s chief financial officer, told the board that the district plans to put a bond before voters on April 28, 2026, and summarized voting thresholds and timelines. “If the bond is successful, we would in earnest begin permit and design work and like to be in the dirt by spring of ’27,” Jake said. He noted that passage requires 60%+1 approval and that state…
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