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Superintendent Michelle Whitney urges Pasco voters to back replacement levy after narrow February loss
Summary
Pasco School District Superintendent Michelle Whitney outlined why a replacement levy is on the April 28 ballot, saying a February measure lost by 59 votes and warning that failure to pass would cost the district about $50 million and roughly 500 positions.
Superintendent Michelle Whitney urged Pasco residents to vote in favor of a replacement levy on April 28, saying the district narrowly lost a renewal levy in February and needs the local funding to preserve staffing and programs. "In February, Pasco School District placed a renewal levy on the ballot during the special election. The outcome was very close," Whitney said, noting 49.73% supported the levy while 50.27% opposed it and the measure fell short by 59 votes.
Whitney said the Board of Directors voted to put a replacement levy on the April 28 special-election ballot and that the total amount requested will not change. The superintendent said the estimated tax rate fell slightly from $2.17 to about $2.08 per $1,000 of assessed value. "This replacement levy continues a tax homeowners already pay. It is not an additional tax," she said, and offered an example: at $2.08 per $1,000, a $400,000 home would contribute about $832 per year, roughly $2 per day.
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